Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
Becoming a world champion was a salient checkmark in the career of Josh Taylor. However, after nabbing the IBF super lightweight title in 2019, the 32-year-old wrote down another lofty goal, become an undisputed titlist.
Teofimo Lopez is back in the hot seat. The former unified lightweight champion and current 140-pound contender caused a stir earlier this week when he made highly critical comments about ESPN analysts Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley, blaming the Hall of Famers for misrepresenting his fights. Lopez is promoted by Top Rank, which has an exclusive output deal with ESPN.
Josh Taylor is feeling a bit of schadenfreude these days. The WBO 140-pound titlist from Scotland teed off on England’s Jack Catterall in a recent interview in response to Catterall’s new promotional deal with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom.
WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is very confident ahead of his upcoming world title defense against Teofimo Lopez. Taylor flew down to Newark this past Saturday night, to sit ringside for the lightweight bout between Shakur Stevenson and Shuichiro Yoshino at the Prudential Center.
Josh Taylor will follow in the steps of his late forebear, Ken Buchanan, when he travels from his native Scotland to New York City this summer to defend his WBO 140-pound title against Teofimo Lopez.
Veteran referee and judge Ian John-Lewis says the British Boxing Board of Control has made a big mistake in deciding to single him out for his controversial scoring of the Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall undisputed 140-pound bout last year.
Josh Taylor is ready to move on from the fallout of his last fight. The WBO junior welterweight titlist from Scotland insisted in a recent interview that England’s Jack Catterall was no longer on his mind.
Jose Ramirez insists there is nothing else that will hold up his quest to return to the top of the junior welterweight division. The former unified WBC/WBO titlist posted his second straight win with an eleventh-round knockout of Richard Commey, a past IBF lightweight titlist who has seen his best days. Their ESPN-televised headliner from Save Mart Arena
Josh Taylor is out to prove his performance against Jack Catterall was an anomaly. The former fully unified 140-pound champion from Scotland is scheduled to defend his lone WBO belt against Teofimo Lopez on June 10 in New York City at either Madison Square Garden or the Garden’s smaller sister venue, the Hulu Theater.
Bob Arum admits that he isn’t quite sure what to make of one of the highest-profile fights on his promotional company’s calendar. The 91-year-old founder of Top Rank Inc. is convinced fans will respond both by buying tickets for their June 10