Josh Taylor (boxer)

Josh Taylor
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Tartan Tornado
Rated at Welterweight
Light welterweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991[1]
Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland[2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 7
Wins 7
Wins by KO 7
Losses 0

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.[3]

Career

Amateur career

Taylor was a junior taekwando champion, and turned to boxing at 15 under coach Terry McCormack of Lochend ABC in Edinburgh.[4] 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.[5] Following the European Qualifying Event in Trabzon, Turkey, the ACB Lochend boxer qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] 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.[7] He reached a Commonwealth Games final again in 2014,[8] this time at light welterweight. Taylor won the gold medal, defeating Junias Jonas of Namibia in the final.[9] Taylor has also represented the British Lionhearts at the World Series of Boxing.[10]

Professional career

Taylor started his professional career in June 2015, signing with Barry McGuigan's Cyclone Promotions, and is trained by Shane McGuigan.[4][11][12] Taylor made his debut in July 2015.

Professional boxing record

7 fights, 7 wins (7 knockouts), 0 losses[13]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Dave Ryan TKO 5 (12) 21 Oct 2016 United Kingdom Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh Won vacant Commonwealth light welterweight title
6 Win 6–0 United States Evincii Dixon RTD 2 (8), 3:00 30 July 2016 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
5 Win 5–0 Honduras Miguel González TKO 1 (6), 1:33 14 May 2016 United Kingdom Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Glamorganshire
4 Win 4–0 France Lyes Chaibi KO 2 (6), 1:40 27 Feb 2016 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester
3 Win 3–0 Romania Daniel Cosmin Minescu TKO 1 (4), 0:45 20 Nov 2015 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, County Antrim
2 Win 2–0 Hungary Adam Mate TKO 1 (6), 1:25 16 Oct 2015 United Kingdom Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Midlothian
1 Win 1–0 Liberia Archie Weah TKO 2 (6), 1:53 18 Jul 2015 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas Professional debut

See also

References

  1. "Biography Preview". AIBA. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. "Josh Taylor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. "Confident Josh Taylor dreams of Olympic glory". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 "About Me". Josh Taylor Boxing.
  5. "England's Thomas Stalker kicks off gold rush for home nations' boxing stars". Daily Mail. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. "Josh Taylor books his place at London 2012". gbboxing.org.uk. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. "Scotland's Josh Taylor secures London 2012 boxing spot in qualifiers". The Guardian. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  8. Glasgow 2014: Josh Taylor into the 64kg final with unanimous win, BBC Sport
  9. Dirs, Ben (2 August 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Northern Ireland win first golds as Scots also shine". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. "Josh Taylor - British Lionhearts".
  11. "Josh Taylor: Commonwealth gold medallist targets success as pro". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  12. Lewis, Jane (14 October 2015). BBC Sport. BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/34532302. Retrieved 14 October 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "BoxRec - Josh Taylor".
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