Josh Taylor
Scottish boxer
ジョシュ・テイラー
- Born
- 2 January 1991, Prestonpans
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
- Nickname
- The Tartan Tornado
Josh Taylor (born 2 January 1991) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 2015 to 2025. He is a former undisputed light-welterweight champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) titles between 2019 and 2022, the World Boxing Council (WBC) title between 2021 and 2022, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title between 2021 and 2023 and the Ring magazine title between 2019 and 2023. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, he won a lightweight silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and light-welterweight gold at the 2014 edition.
From 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. 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.
Taylor was nicknamed "The Tartan Tornado" for his aggressive boxing style.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Commonwealth Games | 2010 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion
- The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
- WBC World Super Lightweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2029969 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.