Josh Taylor (19-3, 13) was born in Prestonpans, Scotland on January 2, 1991. At the age of 24 years on July 18, 2015, he made his professional boxing debut against Archie Weah, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 15th career fight at 28 years old, Taylor became a super-lightweight world champion on May 18, 2019 after defeating Ivan Baranchyk via 12-round unanimous decision to win the IBF title.
Taylor's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Ekow Essuman at age 34 on May 24, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Josh Taylor's best fights have been against Viktor Postol, Regis Prograis, José Ramírez, Ivan Baranchyk, Ryan Martin, Miguel Vázquez and Jack Catterall.
Taylor has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | May 24, 2025 34 years, 4 months 19-3 (13) | 36 years, 1 months 21-1 (8) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
21  | May 25, 2024 33 years, 4 months 19-2 (13) | 30 years, 10 months 28-1 (13) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jun 10, 2023 32 years, 5 months 19-1 (13) | 25 years, 10 months 18-1 (13) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO, The Ring |
19 | Feb 26, 2022 31 years, 1 months 19-0 (13) | 28 years, 7 months 26-0 (13) | SLT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
18  | May 22, 2021 30 years, 4 months 18-0 (13) | 28 years, 9 months 26-0 (17) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC, WBO Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
17 | Sep 26, 2020 29 years, 8 months 17-0 (13) | Apinun Khongsong | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
16  | Oct 26, 2019 28 years, 9 months 16-0 (12) | 30 years, 9 months 24-0 (20) | SLT | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Super), The Ring Defended IBF Vacant |
15  | May 18, 2019 28 years, 4 months 15-0 (12) | 26 years, 3 months 19-0 (12) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
14  | Nov 3, 2018 27 years, 10 months 14-0 (12) | 25 years, 8 months 22-0 (12) | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
13  | Jun 23, 2018 27 years, 5 months 13-0 (11) | 34 years, 5 months 29-1 (12) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Mar 3, 2018 27 years, 2 months 12-0 (11) | Winston Campos | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
11  | Nov 11, 2017 26 years, 10 months 11-0 (10) | 30 years, 10 months 39-5 (15) | SLT | 9 | KO | WIN |
10  | Jul 8, 2017 26 years, 6 months 10-0 (9) | 25 years, 4 months 15-0 (12) | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
9 | Mar 24, 2017 26 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | Warren Joubert | SLT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Jan 28, 2017 26 years 8-0 (7) | Alfonso Olvera | SLT | 8 | UD | WIN |
7 | Oct 21, 2016 25 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Dave Ryan | SLT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
6 | Jul 30, 2016 25 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Evincii Dixon | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | May 14, 2016 25 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Miguel Alberto González Mena | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 27, 2016 25 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Lyes Chaibi | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 20, 2015 24 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Daniel Cosmin Minescu | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 16, 2015 24 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Adam Mate | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 18, 2015 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Archie Weah | 2 | TKO | WIN |
