Taylor’s Thai test
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FOUR weeks after WBC and WBO super-lightweight champion Jose Ramirez edged out Viktor Postol to keep his belts, Josh Taylor stakes his claim to be the best 140lb fighter in the world. The 29-year-old Scot defends his WBA and IBF titles against Apinun Khongsong on Saturday (September 26) at York Hall in Bethnal Green.
There’s been talk of a Taylor-Ramirez unification for all four belts,
