Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
Josh Taylor (18-0) made history last month in Las Vegas at the Virgin Hotels and Casino. The 30-year-old became the first Scotsman to become an undisputed champion with his unanimous decision victory over Jose Ramírez (26-1). Taylor dropped Ramírez twice and the two extra points proved to be the difference on scorecards as all three judges had it 114-112.
Last month in Las Vegas, Josh Taylor made history when he pulled off a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez to unify the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO junior welterweight titles. Taylor becomes one of the few males fighters in history to unify his entire division in the four belt era.
Last weekend in Las Vegas, Scottish star Josh Taylor made history by becoming one of the few men to unify every major title in his respective division in the four belt era. Taylor won a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez to unify the IBF, WBC, WBA, WBO junior welterweight titles.
Subriel Matias has sensed for a while that his first career world title shot would come against Josh Taylor. That feeling carried into last weekend’s undisputed junior welterweight champion, which pitted the unbeaten Scot versus Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17KOs) in a battle of unified titlists.
Whether Josh Taylor stays at 140 pounds or moves up to 147, Regis Prograis wants his rematch. Prograis applauded Taylor’s performance against Jose Ramirez on Saturday night, but the former WBA super lightweight champion believes they have unfinished business to address. Taylor edged Prograis by majority decision in their 12-round fight for Taylor’s IBF belt and Prograis’ WBA championship in October 2019 at O2 Arena in London.
Josh Taylor didn’t get the hero’s welcome home he deserved when he returned to Scotland and he didn’t even have his belts with him after they went missing in transit. Taylor’s trip from Las Vegas went via Dallas and London, but when he arrived in Edinburgh COVID regulations prevented a crowd from greeting him the airport. He also said he had no idea what had happened to his four championship belts.
Unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez can once and for all settle the undisputed score in the division should Bob Arum back up his desires. The IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC franchise champion Lopez has had to argue for his case as the undisputed champion at 135 ever since beating Vasiliy Lomachenko last year because Devin Haney holds the actual WBC title, a belt which had it’s rights transferred to Haney via email in 2019 without the undefeated upstart having to throw a punch to win it.
Teofimo Lopez Jr. still has every intention of pursuing the undisputed junior welterweight championship once he feels there is nothing else to accomplish in the lightweight division.
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez definitely doesn’t expect Josh Taylor to fight him next. In fact, the undefeated, unified lightweight champion claimed Tuesday that he feels Taylor will move up from the 140-pound division to 147, in part to avoid opposing Lopez. The 23-year-old Lopez spoke about boxing Taylor, the fully unified junior welterweight champion, to a group of reporters prior to his open workout at City Athletic Boxing Club.
This past Saturday night in Las Vegas, Scotland's Josh Taylor made history when he scored two knockdowns of Jose Ramirez to unify the WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight titles.