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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 conversation before rushing to relieve himself in his temporary Las Vegas abode. There’s an initial pricklin...

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 champion. There’s more than belts on the line. We’re talking legacy. Glory. The stuff that dreams are m...

Canelo Alvarez once again showed why he's almost unbeatable by making Billy Joe Saunders quit in his corner after eight rounds. Is Alvarez the current best fighter in the world? There's 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 Paul's younger brother Jake, also a YouTuber turned boxer, and it looks like a boxing match between them c...

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 it would be two solid wins already in 2021 for the former WBO titlist.