Josh Taylor (boxer)

Josh Taylor
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Tartan Tornado
Weight(s) Super-lightweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach 69 1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Nationality Scottish
Born (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991[1]
Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 13
Wins 13
Wins by KO 11
Losses 0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Light-welterweight
2010 Delhi Lightweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
2008 Pune Lightweight

Josh Taylor (born 2 January 1991) is a Scottish professional boxer. Taylor turned professional in 2015 after an amateur career taking in selection for the 2012 Olympics and winning the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the light welterweight division.

Amateur career

Taylor was a junior taekwando champion, and turned to boxing at 15 under coach Terry McCormack of Lochend ABC in Edinburgh.[3] Taylor won a silver medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he was beaten by Thomas Stalker in the lightweight final by 11–3.[4] 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.[5] Taylor became the first lightweight Scottish boxer to qualify for the Olympics since Dick McTaggart, who won a gold medal in Melbourne in 1956 and a bronze in Rome at the following games.[6] He reached a Commonwealth Games final again in 2014,[7] this time at light welterweight. Taylor won the gold medal, defeating Junias Jonas of Namibia in the final.[8] Taylor also represented the British Lionhearts at the World Series of Boxing.[9]

Professional career

Taylor started his professional career in June 2015, signing with Barry McGuigan's Cyclone Promotions, and is trained by Shane McGuigan.[3][10][11] Taylor made his debut in July 2015, defeating Archie Weah with a second round technical knockout.

On his seventh fight, Taylor picked up the Commonwealth light welterweight title by beating Dave Ryan with a round 5 stoppage. Ryan went down twice over the course of the bout. Ryan had previously held the title between 2014 and 2015.[12] Taylor won his first seven fights by knockout. His streak came to an end against Alfonso Olvera, who went 8 rounds with Taylor at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on January 2017. Taylor won the fight by unanimous decision (79-72, 78-73, 78-73). On 24 March Taylor defended his Commonwealth title for the first time, beating Warren Joubert with a round 6 TKO, after hurting him several times with left hooks. Joubert went down in round 6 and his corner threw in the towel.[13]

On 8 July Taylor faced WBC Silver champion and fellow unbeaten prospect Ohara Davies. The two had previously taunted each other on Twitter. Taylor would also be defending the Commonwealth title.[14] He stopped Davies, dropping him once in round 3 and twice in round 7 before the referee halted the contest.[15]

Taylor defended his WBC Silver title against former lightweight world champion Miguel Vázquez on 11 November at the Royal Highland Centre.[16] Although Vázquez's style seem to pose problems for Taylor early on, Taylor wore him down as the fight went on. Vázquez went down in round 9 from body shots, and he failed to beat the count. This was Vázquez's first stoppage loss.[17]

On 18 January 2018 it was confirmed that Taylor would defend his WBC Silver super lightweight title against veteran Humberto Soto on 3 March 2018, at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.[18] On 24 February 2018 it was revealed that Soto had sustained an injury whilst training meaning he had to pull out the fight. On the same day, Nicaraguan Winston Campos was announced as his replacement.[19]

Taylor vs Postol

In June 2018, Taylor fought former WBC super-lightweight world champion, Viktor Postol of Ukraine and gained a unanimous decision win in a 12 round fight, meaning that he was placed in the mandatory position to fight WBC super-lightweight world champion, José Ramírez.[20] The fight took place at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow.[21]

World Boxing Super Series

On June 30 2018, it was announced that Taylor would join fellow super-lightweights Ryan Martin, Terry Flanagan, Regis Prograis, Eduard Troyanovsky, Anthony Yigit, Ivan Baranchyk and WBA World Champion, Kiryl Relikh in the eight man tournament.

Taylor vs Martin

At a gala held in Moscow, Taylor selected to fight American Ryan Martin in the quarterfinals.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 N/A N/A United States Ryan Martin N/A – (12) 3 Nov 2018 United Kingdom SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Defending WBC Silver super-lightweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: Super lightweight quarter-final
13 Win 13–0 Ukraine Viktor Postol UD 12 23 Jun 2018 United Kingdom SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Retained WBC Silver super-lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Nicaragua Winston Campos TKO 3 (12), 0:44 3 Mar 2018 United Kingdom SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Retained WBC Silver super-lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Miguel Vázquez KO 9 (12), 2:30 11 Nov 2017 United Kingdom Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Retained WBC Silver super-lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Ohara Davies TKO 7 (12), 2:25 8 Jul 2017 United Kingdom Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Retained Commonwealth super-lightweight title;
Won WBC Silver super-lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 South Africa Warren Joubert TKO 6 (12), 1:27 24 Mar 2017 United Kingdom Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Retained Commonwealth super-lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Alfonso Olvera UD 8 28 Jan 2017 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Dave Ryan TKO 5 (12), 2:45 21 Oct 2016 United Kingdom Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Won vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title
6 Win 6–0 United States Evincii Dixon RTD 2 (8), 3:00 30 Jul 2016 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US
5 Win 5–0 Honduras Miguel González TKO 1 (6), 1:33 14 May 2016 United Kingdom Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
4 Win 4–0 France Lyes Chaibi KO 2 (6), 1:40 27 Feb 2016 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Romania Daniel Cosmin Minescu TKO 1 (4), 0:45 20 Nov 2015 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Hungary Adam Mate TKO 1 (6), 1:25 16 Oct 2015 United Kingdom Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Liberia Archie Weah TKO 2 (6), 1:53 18 Jul 2015 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, US

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography Preview". AIBA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Josh Taylor". BoxRec. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "About Me". Josh Taylor Boxing.
  4. ↑ "England's Thomas Stalker kicks off gold rush for home nations' boxing stars". Daily Mail. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Davies, Gareth A. "London 2012 Olympics: Boxer Josh Taylor crashes out after 15-10 loss to number two seed Domenico Valentino". The Telegraph. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Scotland's Josh Taylor secures London 2012 boxing spot in qualifiers". The Guardian. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Glasgow 2014: Josh Taylor into the 64kg final with unanimous win, BBC Sport
  8. ↑ Dirs, Ben (2 August 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Northern Ireland win first golds as Scots also shine". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Josh Taylor - British Lionhearts".
  10. ↑ "Josh Taylor: Commonwealth gold medallist targets success as pro". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Jane (14 October 2015). "Bio". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Josh Taylor outclasses Dave Ryan for first title success". 21 October 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  13. ↑ "Scotland's Josh Taylor sees off Warren Joubert to defend Commonwealth title". 24 March 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  14. ↑ "Davies vs. Taylor set for 7/8 in Glasgow".
  15. ↑ "Taylor stops Davies in Glasgow".
  16. ↑ "Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vazquez set for November 11".
  17. ↑ "Josh Taylor Knocks Out Miguel Vazquez in Ninth Round".
  18. ↑ "Josh Taylor to meet Humberto Soto in Glasgow". 14 October 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ↑ "Josh Taylor to defend title against Winston Campos after injury to Humberto Soto". 24 February 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ "Josh Taylor aims to keep it perfect against Viktor Postol".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.