Josh Taylor (boxer)
Josh Taylor (born 2 January 1991) is a Scottish professional boxer. He is a former undisputed super lightweight champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) titles between 2019 and 2022, the World Boxing Council (WBC) title between 2021 and 2022, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title between 2021 and 2023 and the Ring magazine title between 2019 and 2023. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, he won a lightweight silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and light-welterweight gold at the 2014 edition.
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Taylor after winning a silver medal for Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1991 Prestonpans, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Tartan Tornado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 69+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. With his win over José Ramírez in 2021, Taylor became the second Scotsman to be an undisputed champion and the first Briton to do so in the four-belt era.
Nicknamed "The Tartan Tornado" for his aggressive boxing style, Taylor's knockout-to-win percentage stands at 68%. As of May 2022, he is ranked as the world's best active light-welterweight by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), as well as the seventh-best active boxer, pound-for-pound, by the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ninth by the Ring magazine.