"[43], Taylor is engaged to Danielle Murphy.[44]. Meanwhile, Vasiliy Lomachenko, a living legend in the sport, told us he would never say hes the best because Im too shy to say. Golovkin, on the other hand, doesnt know how you can reasonably compare a lightweight with a light heavyweight or a welterweight with a heavyweight, a fair criticism of the pound-for-pound rankings. [31], Taylor's first defence of his undisputed light-welterweight title had been scheduled for 18 December 2021, against WBO mandatory challenger Jack Catterall at SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Boxing's endless capacity for controversy and drama resurfaced again late on Saturday night in Glasgow when Josh Taylor was awarded a shocking split-decision victory over Jack . LAS VEGAS -- Josh Taylor jumped on someone's shoulders, pumped his fists and cheered along with the small section of his supporters nestled behind one of the corners. [30] Taylor knocked his opponent down twice in the sixth and seventh rounds, both times with his left hand, en route to a unanimous decision victory with all three judges scoring the bout 114112 in his favour. Arrest warrant issued for Nate Diaz after brawl, Sources: Smith-Eubank rematch set for June 17, the undisputed junior welterweight world champion, Taylor tops Ramirez in title bout, secures history, Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez: A new undisputed champion and a shocking upset on the undercard, Ink to paper: Fury, Wilder sign for trilogy fight, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News. It turns out he didn't need it. Behind the strength of two knockdowns, Taylor picked up a 114-112 unanimous decision -- all three judges scored it the same -- over Jose Ramirez. U N D I S P U T E D!!! Josh Taylor is a Scottish professional boxer hailing from Prestonpans, Scotland. Nevertheless, the end result was a 114-112 decision for Taylor, who is now recognized as the undisputed king of the junior welterweight division. Ramirez and Martinez are both trained by Robert Garcia, considered by many to be one of the best cornermen in the world. Junior welterweight Josh Taylor has opted to give up one of his titles. TTT also makes his fight gear, including his gloves. Some would also consider Teofimo Lopez falling into this category with his lightweight title unification win over Vasiliy Lomachenko last October, although the semantics of the "franchise" label from the WBC complicate matters. He has since had one successful defense of the unified titles against Apinun Khongsong. Alvarez vs. Ryder takes place in Guadalajara, Mexico, marking Alvarez's first fight in his home country since 2011. A major pound-for-pound showdown was set for May 7, with former undisputed bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue moving up to super bantamweight to challenge WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton. The difference between good and great fighters is the ability to make adjustments on the fly. [27] The fight was shown live on Sky Sports Box Office. Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KOs) kept looking for a long left that the Philadelphia native threw deep from his southpaw position. He earned a reported $1 million for his fight against Prograis and Khongsong. Once the bell rang for the fifth round, Ramirez appeared to increase the tempo and displayed the sharpness that led to the knockdown off a straight left from Ramirez's southpaw stance. From May 2021 to May 2022, Taylor reigned as the undisputed light-welterweight champion, unifying all four major titles in the division and being only the sixth male boxer to do so. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images). [33], On the night, despite being knocked down by Catterall in the eighth round and being seemingly outboxed by the challenger, Taylor was handed a very controversial split decision victory, with scores of 114111 and 113112 in his favour, and 113112 in favour of Catterall. In a week in which one four-belt world title fight hit the canvas amid an interminable negotiating period, Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez played out in thrilling fashion to produce that rare and sacred thing in boxing: an undisputed world champion. And that ability is what separated Josh Taylor from Jose Ramirez on Saturday night as the Scottish fighter became the fifth undisputed champion in the four-belt era with a unanimous decision victory over Ramirez in Las Vegas. Taylor holds the WBA, Ring Magazine, and IBF titles at the 140 lbs division. Taylor made his professional boxing debut at the age of 24, on July 18, 2015. . Zepeda, who hails from Long Beach, California, looked to pick his spots to attack, but he was never able to get into a good rhythm. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. In a way that yall justify it, yall dont look into everything that surrounds a fighter being pound-for-pound, Terence Crawford, who can make a legitimate case to be No. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Who has the edge? I understand that it was still early in the non-televised portion of the undercard, but c'mon, folks. ET, with Taylor and Catterall entering the ring around 5:15 p.m. Josh Taylor (born 2 January 1991) is a Scottish professional boxer. Taylor did not waste any time, dropping and stopping Khongsong in the first round with a body shot. [7] Taylor won a silver medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he was beaten by Thomas Stalker in the lightweight final by 113. Its so crazy to me. Photo/ Sky Sports. OnlyFans boxer Brooke tries to kiss opponent at weigh-in after tipping scales in . Neither fighter landed any big punches of note. . Andres Cortes and Eduardo Garza deserved a better ovation from the crowd for their eight-round fight. The Scot, 28, became the unified IBF and WBA super-lightweight champion . Taylor jawed with Ramirez during Thursday's faceoff and even at Friday's weigh-in. Ramirez even admitted to being "too nice" at times, especially when he didn't protect himself coming out of a clinch in the seventh round, which led to the knockdown. What happens when a boxer kills his opponent? as Teofimo Lopez Enjoys Himself by the Pool Ahead of Josh Taylor Fight, Humble Is for the Weak: Teofimo Lopez Breaks Bad Ahead of Josh Taylor Fight, Josh Taylor Is the Best Fighter Any of These Young Fighters Have Ever Faced: He said on Twitter afterwards, "I whole heartedly apologise for my stupid actions. [40] Taylor has been a supporter of Hibernian F.C. I've trained for this moment all my life.". Taylor News, Twitter User, Who Called Hugh Jackman a Hypocrite for Pushing Bill Gates His first defense of all four belts was mired in controversy. Taylor decided to hold his ground instead of retreating when Ramirez made his move forward. Bantamweight: (2) Nordine Oubaali vs (3) Nonito . The two fighters ended the sixth round that Cortes won with a big exchange on the ropes, and there was nothing but silence from the sparse crowd. However, the ruling didn't ultimately affect the outcome, as Vivas did enough late to squeak out the victory. The fact that it was a breathtaking, back-and-forth encounter made it even more special as Taylor, who floored Ramirez in the sixth and seventh rounds, won by scores of 114-112 on all three judges' scorecards. On 24 March Taylor defended his Commonwealth title for the first time, beating Warren Joubert with a sixth-round TKO, after hurting him several times with left hooks. Josh Taylor did not win that fight. Markian Hawryluk and Kevin Van Valkenburg, Taylor's WBA title stripped after refusing defense, Garcia, trainer Goossen part ways, sources say. After unifying all four belts, if Taylor intends to hold onto all four belts for the foreseeable future, he must first deal with a mandatory defense against the WBO No. 1 contender Jack Catterall, of England, before he can contemplate a rematch with Ramirez, which will be in demand after the pair served up such a brilliant bout. Taylor-Lopez could go to New York. And to show how good he is, the 32-year-old has won . "I've dreamt of it so many times over, man. All those fights led to the undisputed bout against the unbeaten Jose Ramirez in May 2021. Cortes, the undefeated junior lightweight from Las Vegas, doled out most of the punishment against a very game Garza, who hails from Mission, Texas (the same hometown as NFL coaching legend Tom Landry). Fans for Alleging Racial Bias at Top Rank, We All Wanna See Teo Make the Biggest Fight of His Life: Boxing World Elated The schedule also took a hit with the announcement that the planned rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on May 20 in Dublin had been postponed due to a Serrano injury. Zepeda (34-2, 26 KOs) peppered Lundy but was reluctant to get into big exchanges and let his hands loose. This was only the seventh four-belt world title fight since 1988, and Taylor becomes the fifth man to hold four belts, following the achievements of Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk [cruiserweight, 2018] and Americans Terence Crawford [junior welterweight, 2017], Jermain Taylor [middleweight, 2005] and Bernard Hopkins [middleweight, 2004-5] who all unified four versions of the world title in the ring. Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title; Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title. "The WBC truly regrets having lost so much time and having mandatory contender Jose Zepeda frozen as well as other fighters in the division," the sanctioning body said in a statement. Nationality Scottish. [34][35] Former world cruiserweight champion and pundit Johnny Nelson stated, "It's decisions like this which turn casual fans off. Known for his incredible endurance, Taylor is one of the biggest stars in the UK. At a gala held in Moscow, Taylor selected to fight Ryan Martin in the quarter-finals. Rodriguez (11-1-1, 10 KOs) struggled to deal with Sims' straight punches and a big right hand that landed often, including a big one in the sixth round that staggered the boxer from Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico. Its good for the media, social media, it keeps people talking. The unified 140-pound champion relinquished his WBC belt ahead of a scheduled purse bid on Friday afternoon for a matchup against Jose Zepeda, the WBC announced. since he was a child. Below is a running list of boxing main events for 2023. He enters the fight as a huge underdog. Catterall deducted one point for holding in the 10th. While Metcalf tried to plod forward with straight punches, Martinez used an array of hooks, including several to the body, in hopes of hurting Metcalf. 2021 could be the year that the undefeated champion becomes the undisputed super-lightweight champion of the world. As part of the fight week build-up, Sporting News takes you through Josh Taylors career to date, his upcoming fight with Catterall, and where his career could go next if he secures a win. Taylor dazzled under the Las Vegas lights to produce a classy performance on away soil, scoring two brilliant knockdowns on his way to a unanimous decision victory. Zepeda picked up the unanimous decision with 98-92 scores on all three judges' cards on the final bout of the Taylor-Ramirez undercard. In the sixth, he made an adjustment that changed the dynamic of the fight. Josh Taylor improved to 18-0 on Saturday night, defeating Jose Ramirez en route to becoming only the sixth men's boxer to claim undisputed champion status in the four-belt era. [19], Taylor defended his WBC Silver title against former lightweight world champion Miguel Vzquez on 11 November at the Royal Highland Centre. Taylor wrote his name into the history books by becoming the first British boxer to win all four major world titles, in a high-quality clash that swung both ways at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Another undisputed champion will be in action on May 20, with lightweight king Devin Haney defending his title against former unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. #RamirezTaylor pic.twitter.com/3138TogKoV. Taylor earned the right to be called the best fighter in the division. Josh Taylor is no longer undisputed at 140 pounds. Before this can become a reality, Taylor must get past Catterall. locate events. [8], Following the European Qualifying Event in Trabzon, Turkey, the ACB Lochend boxer qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, losing to number two seed Domenico Valentino in the round of 16. He is the WBO and Ring magazine light-welterweight world champion, having held the Ring title since 2019, and the WBO title since 2021. That was his first major title. Its also a fight that "Taylor claims he is 100% capable of winning.". -- Parkinson. At a time when YouTubers, novice boxers and retired legends in their fifties have become the major stories of the last year or so in boxing, at least from a mainstream perspective, occasions like Taylor-Ramirez are just the pick-me-up the sport needed. Martinez landed a massive right hook from his southpaw stance that crumpled Metcalf (10-6-1, 3 KOs). Browse 2,421 josh taylor boxer photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Taylor won the gold medal, defeating Junias Jonas of Namibia in the final. Taylor also sparked a scuffle with Ramirez that forced both men to be separated. Taylor might remain the only Briton to achieve the feat for a while yet, with the closest contenders setting their attention elsewhere. "Catterall might prove to be an elite boxer with time, and the decision wasn't the robbery . Arrest warrant issued for Nate Diaz after brawl, Sources: Smith-Eubank rematch set for June 17, Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News. Sims won a majority decision, 78-74, 78-74, 76-76, over the highly touted and previously undefeated Rodriguez. It was just what boxing needed to improve its credibility after the disappointment and frustration resulting from the collapse earlier this week in confirming Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua for all four world heavyweight titles. The boxers allegedly have already agreed on all key issues. Nach dem Gewinn des IBF-Weltmeistertitels im Superleichtgewicht im Jahr 2019 hat sich der 32-jhrige Boxer jedoch ein weiteres Ziel gesetzt: Er will unangefochtener Champion werden. The WBC ordered Zepeda to face Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) for the vacant belt. Taylor routinely earns several million dollars per bout, and that next big payday is almost certain to come at welterweight. Josh Taylor delivered a titanic performance to become Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by defeating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in an . Should Davis come out victorious, a battle between Taylor and Tank would easily garner the Scottish champion the most attention he has ever had. Taylor said he wanted to apologize for any perceived slights against the former champion out of Avenal, California. In the sixth round, the southpaw dropped Ramirez with a short, left counterpunch. Josh Taylor faces Jack Catterall on February 26 in a Scottish homecoming, as he defends his WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light-welterweight titles in front of a sold-out crowd inside the OVO Hydro. The 30-year-old Taylor joins a new generation of fighters who are wasting little time challenging the best in their division. WBC: Bivol not eligible for belt due to sanctions, Diaz surrenders to New Orleans police after brawl, Paul launches series for up-and-coming boxers, Ramirez to defend WBO title vs. Shimizu in July, IBA upset by 'rogue' boxing group as U.S. quits, Sources: Anderson-Kossobutskiy to meet July 1. He is the WBO and Ring magazine light-welterweight world champion, having held the Ring title since 2019, and the WBO title since 2021. Fury was ringside, cheering on Taylor with a front-row seat to enjoy his accuracy and aggression. In one of the rarest fights in boxing -- an undisputed title fight featuring two undefeated boxers in their prime -- Taylor was the one who made history Saturday night. Taylor did enough to pick up the unanimous decision at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, winning 114-112 on all three scorecards. Ramirez came close to winning the undisputed junior welterweight championship that he long dreamed of attaining. Therefore, he has no other endorsements. While its ridiculous to those putting themselves at risk that anyone could definitively rank boxings best across its different weight classes, Complex Sports cant help weighing in. "I've dedicated my whole life for this moment," Taylor said in the post-fight interview on ESPN. The seventh round really took the wind out of Ramirez's sails. Catterall agreed to a step-aside deal for Taylor vs. Ramirez to happen, and a defense of the undisputed championship vs. Catterall back home in Scotland will be appealing for Taylor, but it will not be on the same scale as the Ramirez fight. Ramirez (7-1, 4 KOs) had a lull in the third and fourth rounds as Allen (10-5-1, 5 KOs) pressed the action and looked to be aggressive after he hit the canvas in Round 2. He followed that with a controversial, split-decision win over Jack Catterall, who was the mandatory challenger for Taylor's WBO belt. As an amateur, he won a lightweight silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and light-welterweight gold at the 2014 edition. Josh Taylor and Danielle Murphy giving couple goals! [42] Taylor later pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and was fined 350. [10], He reached a Commonwealth Games final again in 2014,[11] this time at light-welterweight. Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. While Ramirez was able to steady himself the rest of the fight, he wasn't able to sting Taylor, who circled Ramirez and boxed well from range. But once Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) took control in the middle rounds, it was the small Scottish contingent that was loudest. The Scotsmans last outing saw him become undisputed at light-welterweight, beating American Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision after scoring two knockdowns.

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