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Is this the end of Josh Taylor’s career?

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Carl Frampton believes that Josh Taylor will decide not to fight again after losing to Ekow Essuman in a nervous 12-round unanimous loss on Saturday evening at SEZ Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland. It was the third defeat of Taylor in a row and it was a fight he was supposed to win. The results were 116-112, 116-113 and 115-113.

Essuman (22-1, 8 KO) is far from the elite or even warrior at level A, but it was too well conditioned for the 34-year-old Taylor’s Titedring (19-3, 12 KO). The losing to this level of the warrior was a bitter pill for the former undisputed welterweight champion, Taylor. He looked depressed when the results were announced because he knew what the results meant his career.

Frampton doubts Taylor’s return

“I don’t think so. This guy was the elite of the elite and he was a star. It is obvious that he is not a warrior he once was,” said Carl Frampton Boxing DAZN Asked if Josh Taylor could ever fight again after losing to Ekow Essuman on Saturday evening in Glasgow.

The problem is that Taylor has lost a lot from the game. It is more a coincidence that it is never overrated to start with. If you look at his best winnings, he did not defeat outstanding fighters in 2017–2022. Taylor’s best wins were against these fighters in this five -year period:

– Jack Cattell
– King of program
– Jose Ramirez
– Ivan Baranchik
– Viktor Postol
– Miguel Vazquez

“It depends on his dreams and ambitions. I think it was a world champion in two importance. But in such a performance I don’t think it is possible.”

The only chance of Taylor that he will become the world champion in two validity is that he will get the title shot against the winner of the clash between the WBC WBC Master Mario Barrios and Manny Pacquiao. This does not seem to happen after Josh’s loss with Essuman. In order for Taylor to win the title, he must come back and defeat someone good.

The Taylor engine works empty

“He had it for the first few rounds and that’s all,” said commentator Ade Oladipo about the fact that Taylor looks good in the first two or three rounds against Ekow, and then quickly disappears. “He looked piercing, he looked really good. The fact that Southpaw left, landed, and then the engine seemed empty very, very quickly,” said Ade about Josh.

In previous fights, Taylor did not show problems with his endurance. However, he was out of the ring for a year from his defeat with Jacek Cattell in May 2024 and he fought only four times since 2021. For a long time, it could be included in Taylor Gassing for a long time. It’s his fault. If Josh remained energetic, fighting three times a year from 2021, he probably wouldn’t have this problem.

“It was like a 2-liter engine against 1.6,” said Darren Barker, talking about Essuman, who has more energy than tired Taylor. “It was an engine that began to disappear. It was a good start to Taylor.”

It is strange that Essuman looked slowly, as if he did not spend any energy with the pace he fought for. However, he simply attacked Taylor, from time to time landing great shots, and it wore him. Taylor did not like to be hit by Essuman hefty shots.

“He was in a good groove, showing a real fire and such a will to win that we are used to Taylor. But as this fight progresses this man [Essuman]I wouldn’t say he was overwhelmed, but he released Taylor. Three or four shots for each of the Taylor – said Barker.

Ekow landed heavier arrows and landed in his body when Taylor fought closely, trying to stay.

Last updated 05/24/2025

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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