Tag: Josh Taylor
Row rages over Taylor win
Heartbroken Jack Catterall returned to his native Lancashire as controversy raged about the split decision which his team claimed "robbed" the 28-year-old of the world title and his previously unblemished 26-fight record.The judges scored...
Taylor says he can take pressure
Jack Catterall goes into the ring in front of a highly-partisan, 14,000 crowd on Saturday night knowing he is the underdog.But his opponent, Prestonpans puncher Josh Taylor, was the underdog when he met experienced...
Taylor confident ahead of big fight
Two men with a massive date ahead of them stood inches apart, face-to-face with one thing in their mind, victory in a head-to-head in February.
Josh Taylor, The Tartan Tornedo, dressed smartly in a grey...
Boxing – ice cool Taylor punches his way into history books
Josh Taylor (pictured) was celebrating today after becoming Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era.
The Prestonpans puncher is now king of the division and is Scotland's second undisputed world champion, 50 years...
Boxing – Taylor in dreamland after taming The Beast
Bruised and bloodied Josh Taylor celebrated as he claimed the IBF world super-lightweight title in a dramatic fight in Glasgow.
The Tartan Tornado tamed Ivan Baranchyk, the man nicknamed The Beast, despite a crisis in...
Boxing – relaxed Taylor ready to tame The Beast
Prestonpans puncher Josh Taylor plans to walk out of the ring at the SSE Hydro on Saturday with the IBF world super-lightweight title.
He faces Ivan Baranchyk from Belarus and he admitted that this is...
Boxing – Taylor continues winning run
Josh Taylor stopped American Ryan Martin to book a super-lightweight title shot against IBF champion Ivan Baranchyk in the World Boxing Super Series semi-final.
The 27-year-old, Lothians-based fighter dominated the contest in Glasgow to extend...
Boxing – Taylor a step closer to world title
Josh Taylor took a giant step towards claiming a world title shot with a big points win over challenger Viktor Postol in a final eliminator in Glasgow.
The 27-year-old extended his unbeaten run to 13...
Boxing – Taylor 100 per cent confident
Josh Taylor put his bout with Viktol Postol in perspective at the pre-fight press briefing.
And the East Lothian southpaw agreed that the fight in Glasgow on Saturday was the biggest contest of his career...
Boxing – Taylor countdown continues
The clock is ticking for WBC-rated super lightweights Josh Taylor and former world champion Viktor Postol who square-up at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow in a final eliminator.
The bill on Saturday, June 23 also...
Boxing – Taylor confident ahead of Postol bout
Josh Taylor, the unbeaten WBC silver super lightweight champion, believes his bout with Viktor Postol will be his toughest fight to date.
The East Lothian boxer has an unblemished 12-fight record as a professional but...
Boxing – Taylor back in the ring
Josh Taylor defends his 12-fight winning record against Ukraine’s No 1-ranked Viktor Postol (29-1-0) in a final eliminator for the WBC World super lightweight title at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on June 23.
The...
Boxing – McGuigan looking towards world title shot
Barry McGuigan has sparked a global search for a suitable opponent as he fast-rising charts Prestonpans puncher Josh Taylor towards a world title shot.
The Tartan Tornado ripped stand-in opponent Winston Campos apart inside three...
Boxing – Taylor retains title in double-quick time
Josh Taylor retained his WBC silver lightweight title and moved closer to a world title shot.
His management team will now look at their options as Taylor enjoys his 12th straight win in the paid...
Boxing – Taylor confident ahead of Campos showdown
Super lightweight contenders Josh Taylor and Winston Campos have had their final say ahead of their WBC silver title showdown on Saturday at the SSE Hydro.
Both men were in confident mood ahead of the...
Boxing – late change for Taylor
Scotland’s undefeated Josh Taylor will now defend his WBC silver super lightweight title against Nicaragua’s dangerous contender Winston Campos on Saturday March 3 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
This follows the withdrawal through injury...
Boxing – Taylor faces biggest test to date
Josh Taylor will put his 11-fight unblemished record as a professional on the line against Mexico's former two-weight world champion Humberto Soto at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday, March 3.
Tickets for the...
Boxing – What’s next for the Tartan Tornado?
The contrast could not have been starker. Josh Taylor climbed onto the bottom rung of the ring ropes to salute his chanting fans who were chanting: "Easy, easy, easy."
Vanquished Miguel Vazquez sat on a...
Boxing – Taylor ‘blown away’ by fan support
Josh Taylor thanked hundreds of his fans for taking time out to pack Prestonpans Community Centre for the weigh-in for his big fight at Ingliston.
It was standing room only in the hall as the...
Boxing – Taylor set to step onto world stage
This is a defining week in the career of Lothians boxer Josh Taylor.
So far, the Prestonpans southpaw has powered his way up the professional ladder with ten straight wins.
He joined the paid ranks after...
Boxing – Taylor in with former world champion
Rising star Josh Taylor takes a huge step-up when he squares-up to Mexico's former world champion Miguel Vazquez at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday, November 11.
Tickets for the fight, billed as...
Boxing – new stablemate for Taylor
Lothians rising star Josh Taylor has a new stablemate in the shape of Bournemouth’s former England amateur international Chris Billam-Smith.
The south coast boxer has signed professional terms with former world champion Barry McGuigan and...
Boxing – Taylor was always confident of victory
Josh Taylor revealed he was super confident of beating Ohara Davies at Braehead.
The highly-rated boxer from East Lothian stopped his London-based opponent to take the WBC silver super lightweight title.
And he revealed that he...
Boxing – McGuigan predicts a win for Taylor
Lothians-born boxer Josh Taylor is world class according to his trainer Shane McGuigan.
Taylor must now prove that tonight at Braehead when he faces confident Londoner Ohara Davies in his toughest fight to date.
McGuigan has...
Boxing – more names confirmed for Taylor undercard
Undefeated Scottish prospects Gary Murray, Aston Brown and Gary Rae plus former Celtic super lightweight title challenger Ally Black will feature on the undercard of for Lothians fighter Josh Taylor’s clash with Londonder Ohara...
Boxing – Davies desperate to get down to business
Ohara Davies was raised in the Hackney which has the third highest crime rate of any London Borough.
He's come up the hard way and admits that had he not turned to boxing then he'd...
Boxing – Taylor puts his unbeaten record on the line
Josh Taylor puts his unbeaten nine-fight record on the line in July as two of the best British prospects go toe-to-toe in Glasgow.
The bout between the highly-rated East Lothian fighter and Ohara Davies from...
Gold medal for Lochend’s Josh Taylor
Lochend boxer Josh Taylor won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 64kg category after beating Namibia’s Junias Jonas by a unanimous decision at the SSE Hydro in front of a capacity 10,000 spectators...
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