As the former world super-lightweight king, join us as we take an in-depth look into Josh Taylor’s boxing career. Read on to find out more about the Josh Taylor record, previous fights, how many knockouts he has on his resumé and his world title fight record.
Josh Taylor Record & Bio
- Age: 33
- Ranking: #10 Super-Lightweight (BoxRec)
- Country: Scotland
- Height: 5’10″ (178 cm)
- Reach: 69.5″ (177 cm)
- Stance: Southpaw
- Overall Record: 19-1
- Fights Won by KO/TKO: 13
- Fights Won by Decision: 6
Josh Taylor Record
Josh Taylor is widely regarded as one of the best super-lightweight boxers in the world. Boasting an impressive record of 19-1 with 13 knockouts, Taylor is one of the world’s best at 140-pounds. Although he was comprehensively beaten by Teofimo Lopez last time out, he is still a Top 5 fighter at super-lightweight.
Prior to the Lopez fight, the last time we saw Taylor in action was back in February 2022 against Jack Catterall. That is of course how we have got the rematch next, with the fight seen as incredibly contentious.
‘The Tartan Tornado’ was a huge favourite with the best boxing betting sites to defeat Catterall, which he did, but it wasn’t without huge controversy. That is why we have the rematch set for April 27th in Leeds. There is simply so much riding on that fight.
As Josh Taylor’s record suggests, he is a hard-hitting puncher, as well as boasting an astute boxing IQ and skillset to match. Join us as we dissect the Josh Taylor record fight-by-fight, from his pro debut up to his last fight. Not to mention becoming the undisputed world champion at 140-pounds.
Up to now in his professional career, the Liverpool based fighter has barely put a foot wrong. In his 20 professional fights to date, the 33-year-old has had his hand raised on all but one occasion. The Josh Taylor record suggests he is an elite fighter, and this is most definitely the case.
Of these 19 victories Taylor has had in a professional boxing ring, the Scotsman has finished 13 of his opponents inside the scheduled distance. Since making his professional debut back in July 2015, Taylor has had a meteoric rise to the very pinnacle of the sport.
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It comes as no surprise that he is one of Britain’s best fighters, having shown serious promise from the early days. He was a stellar amateur, taking like a duck to water in the pro game, winning a world title in just his 15th fight.
After turning professional around a decade ago, ‘The Tartan Tornado’ went to 7-0 with all seven wins coming via knockout. This including picking up the Commonwealth Super-Lightweight Title. In his eighth fight, Taylor went the distance for the first time, before then getting back on the KO streak.
Taylor’s next four fight all ended via stoppage in his favour. This included wins over the likes of Ohara Davies, Wiston Campos, Miguel Vazquez and Warren Joubert. 12-0 with 11 knockouts – absolutely emphatic so far from ‘The Tartan Tornado’.
The Scotsman’s first real acid test came in June 2018 when he took on Viktol Postol. Postol was widely regarded as one of the best fighters in the super-lightweight division, but Taylor put in a masterful display, outpointing Postol over 12 gruelling rounds.
Then came the World Boxing Super Series. Taylor entered the tournament as a non-world champion, but was one of the top seeds to win the coveted Muhammad Ali trophy. In his first fight in the WBSS he outclassed Ryan Martin, stopping him in seven rounds.
In the semi-final bout, Taylor went toe-to-toe with Ivan Baranchyk, coming out on top via unanimous decision after another tough 36 minutes. The WBSS Final was when Josh Taylor became world champion. He narrowly outpointed the #1 in the 140-pound division, Regis Prograis, to become the unified world champion.
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In his first world title defense, Taylor blew away Apinun Khongsong inside a round, before aiming to become undisputed next against Jose Ramirez. All four super-lightweight belts were on the line in the fight with Ramirez, with Taylor winning the fight via decision. He was the undisputed king at 140-pounds.
Next up was British rival Jack Catterall. This fight was deemed a straight forward win for Taylor, but it was anything but that. Yes, ‘The Tartan Tornado’ won the fight, but many people believe he lost fair and square. Hence why over two years down the line the rematch is still such a mega-fight.
Josh Taylor’s record suffered it’s first blemish last time out as he was defeated by two-weight world champion Teofimo Lopez. ‘The Takeover’ was an underdog pre-fight with the best betting apps to beat Taylor, but he did just that, and he did it well. Taylor was outclassed, with many thinking his best days are behind him after the Lopez showing.
That takes us up to now in Josh Taylor’s record in boxing. His career is on the line as he faces Jack Catterall in their highly-anticipated rematch on April 27rd. Should he win, we could see ‘The Tartan Tornado’ become a two-time world champion in his next fight.
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