JoshTaylor

'The Tartan Tornado'

Former Undisputed World Super-Lightweight Champion

Josh Taylor is a former undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, who is now set for a new beginning at welterweight

The Tartan Tornado, now 34, will return to the ring in May up in Glasgow where he will take on the former British champion and current WBO European title holder Ekow Essuman at the OVO Hydro.

Last time out in May of 2024, Taylor was edged out on points in the rematch of his controversial encounter with Jack Catterall in early 2022.

A son of Edinburgh, Taylor made his professional debut back in 2015 following an amateur career that saw him win silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2014 edition. He also featured at the 2012 London Olympics and represented the British Lionhearts in the World Series of Boxing

In just his seventh fight as a pro, Taylor fought for and won the Commonwealth title at super lightweight by defeating Dave Ryan and he defended the title on two occasions, including a memorable domestic classic against Ohara Davies, a fight in which he also became WBC Silver champion.

His WBC Silver status was defended four times against opponents of the stature of Viktor Postal and Ryan Martin before a maiden world title shot came in May 2019.

Ivan Baranchyk was defeated on points in Glasgow, where Taylor became IBF world super lightweight champion and he doubled his world title tally five months later my memorably overcoming the previously unbeaten American Regis Prograis in London.

The Prograis triumph also saw him crowned winner of the World Boxing Super Series.

His next fight saw him become undisputed champion by defeating the again unbeaten Californian Jose Ramirez, the WBC and WBO champion, in Las Vegas.

The came the first Catterall fight in Glasgow, after which Taylor was unable to maintain all of his world title obligations, but he defended his WBO belt in New York against great American hope Teofimo Lopez, but fell to a decision defeat.

Now Taylor will target becoming a two-weight world champion at 147lbs.