With Matchroom Boxing plotting a busy begin to 2025 within the UK alone, with as much as 5 reveals being staged on British soil within the first three months of the yr, former world junior welterweight king Josh Taylor is predicted to be amongst these in a starring function.
The 33-year-old’s profession has misplaced momentum lately, with a extremely contentious factors victory over Jack Catterall in February 2022 his most up-to-date win. One must return even additional to his Might 2021 overcome Jose Ramirez for proof of the Scottish southpaw at his greatest.
In his final two bouts, the 19-2 (13 KOs) Taylor was outpointed by Teofimo Lopez in June 2023 after which misplaced the rematch to Catterall over 12 rounds in April.
Promoter Eddie Hearn advised BoxingScene that Montana Love, Sergey Lipinets and Robbie Davies Jnr are all potential opponents for Taylor as he seems to be to regain his mojo. However Hearn is eager to do what’s proper for Taylor at a vital stage of his profession.
“It’s troublesome, Josh is coming off the Catterall defeat, so, you’d fairly prefer to have struggle and get a win and get momentum,” Hearn mentioned.
“It’s tallying up whether or not you need that sort of struggle, for the present, and tallying up what he wants for his profession. You possibly can’t simply sling him in.
“We perceive our obligation to carry fighters by on the proper velocity.”
