Josh Taylor returns to the ring on Might 24 when he faces Ekow Essuman on the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The pair battle it out in the primary occasion, with the vacant WBO Worldwide welterweight title at stake.
Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs) makes his first ring look of the yr and appears to return to successful methods. In his earlier bout final Might, Edinburgh’s former undisputed tremendous light-weight champion confronted his outdated rival Jack Catterall of England in a rematch.
The pair squared off for the second time following their first combat in February 2022, when Taylor defeated Catterall by break up choice to gather all 4 main belts at 140 lbs. The scheduled 12-round rematch additionally went the total distance. That point round, Catterall walked away with the win, taking revenge with the scores 117-111, 116-113, and 117-111.
In his subsequent combat on Saturday, Josh Taylor makes his welterweight debut. The 34-year-old southpaw is opposed by Ekow Essuman (21-1, 8 KOs) of Botswana, who’s using a two-fight successful streak.
