Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
Earlier this week, it was officially announced that WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor would make a mandatory defense against Jack Catterall on December 18 at The SSE Hydro in Scotland.
Josh Taylor will defend his undisputed world super-lightweight title against Jack Catterall in Glasgow on December 18 in one of the highlights of the new Sky Sports boxing schedule unveiled today. Taylor and Anthony Joshua were the biggest two names revealed in the new-look Sky schedule, the first since the departure of Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom group from the broadcaster.
Undisputed junior welterweight champion, Josh Taylor, has never made it a secret that eight division champion Manny Pacquiao is his idol. Taylor even has a dog named 'Pacman'. On the other hand, Taylor has always desired to tests his skills against Pacquiao.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is open to the possibility of a fight with undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor. Pacquiao returns to the ring on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as he challenges WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas.
It will be tough for Josh Taylor’s year to get any better than when he claimed the undisputed junior welterweight championship. A homecoming for his next title defense will at least rate as a very close second.
Mikey Garcia is hunting for big game in and around the 140-pound class, but do not expect Josh Taylor, the division’s unified champion, to pop up on his list of potential targets anytime soon. Chalk it up to boxing politics.
Undisputed unified super lightweight champion Josh Taylor is jabbing back at Gervonta Davis following Tank’s win of a secondary WBA title against Mario Barrios last month.
WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is certainly motivated to become a two-division beltholder in the future. Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) unified the entire junior welterweight division back in May, when he scored two knockdowns to pull off a twelve round unanimous decision over unbeaten Jose Ramirez.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is already mapping out the scenario for a 2022 showdown between undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor and WBO welterweight king Terence Crawford. Arum, who promotes both boxers, believes the contest would be an instant mega-event in Taylor's home city of Edinburgh.
Josh Taylor, the undisputed world champion at junior welterweight, is still working out his next move. Back in May, Taylor traveled over to Las Vegas to decision Jose Ramirez to unify the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles.