Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
Josh Taylor continues to prepare himself for the biggest fight of his pro career, which takes place on May 22 in Las Vegas. Taylor will collide with Jose Ramirez in a battle of unbeatens - with the IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake.
Josh Taylor has been named as the BBBofC Boxer of the Year for 2020 after an incredible period for the unified world champion. The consideration period for the award was between 1st August 2019 and 31st December 2020, with the Tartan Tornado winning two fights during that time.
The next fight Bob Arum’s company promotes in Las Vegas will be attended by a lot more people than the shows Top Rank Inc. has staged there over the past nine months. Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Top Rank has narrowed down the possible site for the Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor fight to two Las Vegas venues. Their 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight will be held May 22 either at Mandalay Bay Events Center or MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Maurice Hooker expects Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor to have their moments when they meet May 22. Ultimately, the former WBO junior welterweight title-holder thinks Taylor will wear down Ramirez and stop the undefeated, unified 140-pound champion late in their 12-round fight. Oddsmakers have installed Taylor as an approximate 2-1 favorite to beat Ramirez when they fight for Ramirez’s WBC and WBO and Taylor’s IBF and WBA belts at an undetermined venue in Las Vegas.
When your training partner is Josh Taylor, it takes some effort to stand out. Lee McGregor, though, is on the cusp of his own piece of history. On Friday night, in Bolton, McGregor challenges Karim Guerfi for the European bantamweight title. If he wins, he will have won the British, Commonwealth and European titles in only ten fights as a professional.
WBA, IBF junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor admits that his upcoming fight with Jose Ramirez, the WBC, WBO champion at 140, is likely his last fight in the weight class. The two unbeaten champions will collide on May 22nd.
Josh Taylor has vowed that he will cement his legacy in the history books when he has his unification showdown with Jose Ramirez later this year. IBF and WBA super-lightweight champion Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) will face WBC and WBO super-lightweight champion Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday 22 May, with the event broadcast live in the US on ESPN.
by Tris Dixon - All of the light-welterweight marbles will be on the line when Scot Josh Taylor and Californian Jose Carlos Ramirez meet to unify the crown on May 22. Taylor, 17-0, holds the WBA and IBF titles having emerged victorious from the World Boxing Super Series at 140lbs. Ramirez, 26-0, owns the WBC and WBO belts and they will share one of the 2021’s most-anticipated fights.
Josh Taylor says he will be fulfilling a dream by fighting in Las Vegas, but says he hopes that travel restrictions will be lifted to allow Scottish fans to watch the fight in person. Taylor will face Jose Ramirez for the undisputed world super-lightweight title in Las Vegas on May 22. It is a fight that has been on the cards for some time, but the WBA and IBF champion, who will have boxed less than one round in 18 months by the time he steps into the ring, is glad to finally have a date.
Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor officially have a date for their 140-pound title unification fight. Promoter Top Rank announced Tuesday that the undefeated junior welterweight champions will square off May 22 at a site to be determined. Ramirez, 28, and Taylor, 30, are expected to fight somewhere in Las Vegas, but a deal to secure the venue has not been finalized.