Josh Taylor: record, next fight and profile →
Like many fighters in recent weeks, Josh Taylor has had the rug pulled out from under him. First he was supposed to make a mandatory defense of his IBF title against the unbeaten Apinun Khongsong on May 2. Then due to the coronavirus global pandemic, his fight was called off.
IBF, WBA super lightweight champion Josh Taylor will continue to train hard, despite his scheduled return being pushed back to a date to be determined. The 29-year-old was scheduled to make a mandatory defense against undefeated Apinun Khongsong on May 2, at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
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Josh Taylor said he was surprised but delighted that his first fight since signing for Top Rank will take place in his native Scotland, saying he had expected to be boxing in the United States after agreeing the deal. Taylor defends his WBA and IBF super-lightweight titles on May 2 against Apinun Khongsong, of Thailand, at the Hydro, Glasgow, the venue for his four fights prior to beating Regis Prograis in London last October.
Ben Davison has refused to confirm which corner he will be in on May 2 if Billy Joe Saunders gets his shot at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in Las Vegas that night. Davison trains Saunders, the WBO super-middleweight champion, as well as having just taken over as the trainer of Josh Taylor, who defends his WBA and IBF super-lightweight titles against Apinin Khongsong, of Thailand, on the same night in Glasgow.
By Thomas Gerbasi - When Shane Mosley ruled the lightweight division from 1997 to 1999, some were brave enough to state that the Pomona native would never lose. He was that good. Yet that opinion never came out of Mosley’s mouth. Instead, he was blunt in stating that he knew someday, someone would have his number. That someone turned out to be Vernon Forrest....
IBF, WBA junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor is not overlooking his upcoming fight with undefeated mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong of Thailand. Their fight is scheduled to take place on May 2 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Josh Taylor has confirmed his new trainer ahead of his ring return. The Scottish super-lightweight will be back between the ropes on May 2. Taylor, the unified WBA Super, IBF and Ring Magazine world champion in the 140-pound division, will take on his mandatory challenger on home soil. He is set to meet Apinun Khongsong, from Thailand, at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, with the event being screened exclusively live on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN + Stateside.
WBA/IBF super lightweight world champion Josh Taylor will make his long-awaited return to The SSE Hydro in Glasgow to face unbeaten Thai contender Apinun Khongsong on Saturday, May 2. Taylor, from Edinburgh, Scotland, has headlined The SSE Hydro four previous times, where he has drawn raucous crowds.