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Bravo to Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez for exhibiting exactly what boxing at the top level should be about – a desire to not only win titles but a desire to determine exactly who is the best in the world, writes Elliot Worsell

Jose Ramirez believes Josh Taylor will bring the best out of him in their undisputed Super Lightweight title clash on Saturday.

Paul Wheeler analyses Taylor vs Ramirez, an enticing battle for super-lightweight supremacy

Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images Don’t miss Ramirez-Taylor Saturday on ESPN+! Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor meet in a huge undisputed championship fight on May 22, live on ESPN+! Sign up today and don’t miss any of the action! Saturday night’s fight between Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor will be for every relevant world title at 140 lbs, with Ramirez defending the WBC and WBO titles, and Taylor the IBF and WBA, plus the Ring Magazine championship if that adds somethi...

The joint world boxing tournament is on Saturday for Josh Taylor to take the undisputed welterweight crown to Jose Ramirez. The 12-round main event is dominated by the marquee at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas and the main national television ticket will begin at 8 p.m. on ET. The boxers have lost 43 combined and lost zero wins, and 30 of those victories are within distance. Both are being brought to the table by two of the top four belts to get a rare fight that will undoubtedly be the king of the...

WBO mandatory challenger, Jack Catterall is backing Josh Taylor to beat Jose Ramirez and is eager to face the Scot afterwards.

Josh Taylor tells Matt Christie about his frustrations surrounding the impending showdown with Jose Ramirez and his long-term plans for retirement JOSH TAYLOR still has seven pounds to lose and undisputed recognition as the best super-lightweight in the world to gain. But right now, nine days out from his winner-takes-all clash with Jose Ramirez, what Taylor needs the most is the toilet. “I’m really sorry, I’ve got to take a p**s,” he says, momentarily breaking free from our conversati...

Josh Taylor is shadowboxing in front of a mirror. What does he see? A 30-year-old Scotsman of 5’10 and roughly 140lb. A boxer unbeaten in 17 fights. An Olympian. A Commonwealth Games gold medallist. The holder of two world titles and a plausible claim to be the best light welterweight on the planet. On 22 May in Las Vegas, Taylor will test that claim against his Mexican-American rival José Ramírez, holder of the other two titles in the division. The victor will be crowned undisputed champio...

Canelo Alvarez once again showed why hes almost unbeatable by making Billy Joe Saunders quit in his corner after eight rounds. Is Alvarez the current best fighter in the world? Theres a good argument to be made for the super middleweight unified champion. A former great, Floyd Mayweather, killed two birds with one stone during the press conference to announce his exhibition match against YouTube sensation Logan Paul. Previous to that event, Mayweather got into an altercation with Logan Pauls yo...

April was, admittedly, a bit of a slow patch for the boxing schedule. May is coming hard, though. We’ve got a lot of good fights, marquee names in action, strong matchups, and no Paul brothers on the schedule. Personally, I’m stoked for the coming month in boxing. 10) Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker (May 1, DAZN) Related Solid fight, and meaningful for the heavyweight division. If Parker wins, which most expect, he will stay in the title mix, with a stronger argument than he’s had, and...