![]() “It was a great fight, the judges were spot on, they had it six rounds to six, and the two knockdowns were the difference,” said Bob Arum to Boxing Social. Gervonta has already said that he’s interested in fighting Taylor, but we’ll have to see if he still feels this way after seeing him last Saturday. If Tank can beat Barrios, a match between him and Taylor would be the ideal fight to make. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis would be an excellent option for Josh Taylor, as he’s on the verge of picking up the WBA ‘regular’ light welterweight title against champion Mario Barrios next month on June 26th. ![]() It’s doubtful that Taylor will do that, though, because he gains more stature by holding all the belts at 140.īesides Teofimo Lopez and Crawford, boxing fans want to see Josh Taylor fight these guys: Taylor, 30, would obviously be better off vacating his WBO title so that he could avoid taking a low-level fight against Catterall that the boxing world has zero interest in fighting. NEWS: Josh Taylor wants rematch with Teofimo Lopez: "I know I can beat him" That’s something that is missing from Crawford, who prefers to take a lower profile. The unbeaten Teofimo (16-0, 12 KOs) is excellent at attracting interest in his fights with his interviews and social media presence. There might be more interest from U.S boxing fans in a fight between Taylor and Teofimo than a match with Crawford. If that fight happens, Taylor would be staying at 140 to defend his four titles. However, Arum also mentioned the possibility of Taylor facing Teofimo Lopez. If he wants to wait and fight Teofimo, we can arrange that.Īssuming Taylor beats Catterall, Arum wants to match him against WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs). “Fighters are the boss.įirst, he has to fight Catterall, and then if he wants to move up and fight Terence, we can arrange that. “I got to talk to Josh to see what he wants to do,” said Bob Arum to Fighthype when asked about what Josh Taylor wants to do for his next fight. NEWS: Boxing Results: Teofimo Lopez Dominates Josh Taylor MSG!
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