Nationality Scotland Role Boxer Sport Boxing Height 1.76 m | Club Lochend ABC Weight 60 kg Name Josh Taylor Rated at Lightweight | |
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Born 2 January 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-01-02 ) Prestonpans, East Lothian Similar People Charlie Flynn, Paddy Barnes, Pinki Rani Profiles | ||
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.
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Amateur career
Taylor was a junior taekwando champion, and turned to boxing at 15 under coach Terry McCormack of Lochend ABC in Edinburgh. 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. Following 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. 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. He reached a Commonwealth Games final again in 2014, this time at light welterweight. Taylor won the gold medal, defeating Junias Jonas of Namibia in the final. Taylor has also represented the British Lionhearts at the World Series of Boxing.
Professional career
Taylor started his professional career in June 2015, signing with Barry McGuigan's Cyclone Promotions, and is trained by Shane McGuigan. Taylor made his debut in July 2015.
