Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - From Teofimo Lopez’s perspective, Josh Taylor has shown weakness by changing trainers following his subpar performance against Jack Catterall. The Scottish southpaw parted ways with Ben Davison after his debatable split-decision defeat of England’s Catterall in
WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor has had enough of the trash talk from Teofimo Lopez. Lopez, a former unified lightweight champion, will challenge Taylor on Saturday night at the Hulu Theater in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Josh Taylor has secured the balanced judging panel for his fight against Teofimo Lopez that his team requested. BoxingScene.com has learned that the New York State Athletic Commission has approved England’s Steve Gray, New Jersey’s Joe Pasquale and Quebec’s Benoit Roussel as the three judges for the 12-round, 140-pound championship bout between Scotland’s Taylor and Brooklyn’s Lopez on Saturday night in New York. Canada’s Michael Griffin has been assigned as the referee for Taylor-Lopez as well.
By Keith Idec - Josh Taylor’s takeaway from Teofimo Lopez’s last two wins is that the former unified lightweight champion isn’t the same fighter he was when he beat Vasiliy Lomachenko. Taylor thinks Lopez’s loss to George Kambosos Jr. in November 2021 diminished him. The Scottish southpaw sees a less
It wasn’t that long ago that Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez were as hot as anybody in boxing. Taylor won the World Boxing Super Series with a victory over Regis Prograis, snared a pair of belts at Jr. welterweight, and then completed unification of the division in 2021 with a two-knockdown decision over Jose Ramirez.
Teofimo Lopez insists he is in a better place in his life than he has been in a long time. The 140-pound contender from Brooklyn, New York, was asked in a recent interview to respond to claims about the seemingly shaky state of his mental health, a topic that has repeatedly cropped up in relation to the fighter for the past several years.
Count Josh Taylor amongst a long list of names that aren’t quite sure that Devin Haney did enough to preserve his undefeated record. Last month, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 24-year-old took on Vasiliy Lomachenko.
WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor has dared Teofimo Lopez to make good on his recent controversial threat. During an interview, Lopez made it clear that he would attempt to make a statement by taking Taylor's life when they collide on June 10 at the Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater in New York City.
Teofimo Lopez believes the issues he is facing outside the ropes are far greater than the ones inside it. The former unified lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender admitted in a recent interview that he has had to battle through some personal travails, as he looks to take on WBO 140-pound beltholder Josh Taylor June 10 in the headliner at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Don’t expect Teofimo Lopez to issue a mea culpa for his highly contentious words. The former undisputed lightweight champion and current 140-pound contender came under fire last month when he offered remarks that were perceived as hostile, especially toward Black fighters. Among his claims, Lopez said he believed his promoter, Top Rank, was favoring their roster of Black fighters over him.