Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor is genuinely one of the most exciting things to come out of Scottish boxing in a generation, and I don't think he gets nearly enough credit outside the UK. This guy out of Prestonpans climbed all the way to undisputed light-welterweight champion — WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring belt all at once — which is a ridiculously rare achievement in any era of boxing. His 2019 IBF win over Ivan Baranchyk was an all-out war that most serious fans still talk about, and his 2021 unification fight against Jose Zepeda was flat-out one of the best action bouts of the decade. He's the kind of fighter who makes you lean forward in your seat whether he's ahead on the cards or not.

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Name (English)

Josh Taylor

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュ・テイラー

Reading

じょしゅ・ていらー

Born

January 2, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Prestonpans, United Kingdom

Height

176 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion
• WBC World Super Lightweight Champion
• IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion
• WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
• The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joshtaylorbox1/
• Xhttps://x.com/Joshtaylorboxer
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Taylor%20(boxer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2029969

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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