Taylor also represented the British Lionhearts at the World Series of Boxing. ![]() Taylor won the gold medal, defeating Junias Jonas of Namibia in the final. He reached a Commonwealth Games final again in 2014, this time at light-welterweight. 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. įollowing the European Qualifying Event in Trabzon, Turkey, the ACB Lochend boxer qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, losing to number two seed Domenico Valentino in the round of 16. 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. He spent a short time at Meadowbank ABC and then moved onto Lochend ABC under coach Terry McCormack of Edinburgh. Taylor was a junior taekwondo champion, and turned to boxing at 15. 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. Nicknamed "The Tartan Tornado" for his aggressive boxing style, Taylor's knockout-to-win percentage stands at 68%. 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. As an amateur, he won a lightweight silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and light-welterweight gold at the 2014 edition.įrom 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. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. He is a former undisputed super lightweight champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Super version) titles between 20, the World Boxing Council (WBC) title between 20, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title between 20 and the Ring magazine title between 20. Tachi Palace supports him in this endeavor and will be giving away tickets to the event.įor more information about the events held at Tachi Palace Casino Resort, please call (800) 942-6886.Josh Taylor (born 2 January 1991) is a Scottish professional boxer. ![]() Inspired by his agent/promoter, Rick Mirigian mother’s battle, he is committed to knocking out cancer and has dedicated his fight on February 10 th to cancer patients and survivors. Tachi Palace has been a proud supporter of Ramírez since he won his first title and tournament on property at age 8. at the 2012 Olympics in London, beating France’s Rachid Azzedine. ![]() Olympic National Champion and a two-time Ringside World Champion. His impressive résumé also includes being a two-time Jr. ![]() national amateur lightweight tournament and was a Jr. He successfully defended his belt by defeating Antonio Orozco last September.īefore turning pro in 2012, Ramírez won the U.S. Hailing from nearby Avenal, CA, Ramírez amassed 21 consecutive professional victories before defeating Amir Imam for the vacant light welterweight title in May 2018. at the Blue Oak Center, followed by a free fan meet-and-greet at the Coyote Entertainment Center, which is adjacent to Tachi Palace. The undefeated champion will have his weigh-in on Saturday, February 9 th at 2 p.m. LEMOORE, CA – (January 25, 2019) – Tachi Palace Casino Resort is excited to host boxer José Ramírez for pre-fight activities ahead of his WBC light welterweight title defense against Jose Zepeda on February 10 th at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.
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