Josh Taylor returns to the ring from a long annual release to the need to win with Ekow Essuman on Saturday, May 24, at SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland. The unquestionable master of lightweight welterweight Taylor (19-2, 13 KO) will debut at 147 against #4 WBO, #14 WBA Essuman (21-1, 8 KO). The event will be shown live in Dazn this Saturday.
Return of Taylor or a breakthrough
This is a fight that Taylor should win if he has something because Essuman 36 is not a crop cream.
Tartan Tornado Taylor lost the last two fights, and fans doubt that something was left at the age of 34. He did not look like the same warrior who once had been since the war with Jose Ramirez in 2021. This competition pulled a lot from Taylor, leaving him a shell of his ex -self in the last three fights. Josh’s record in these fights is 1-2, but it should be 0-3. His only win was a controversial 12-round decision divided by Jacek Cattell in the first fight in 2022.
Taylor enters the WBC #11 ranking, No. 11 WBO in a welterweight, but that means nothing. Last year, he appeared terribly in a rematch with Cattell in May, losing a 12-round unanimous decision in Leeds, England. Earlier, Taylor was humiliated by Teofimo Lopez, losing his WBO 140-Funt WBO belt with a 12-round unanimous decision. Teo made Josh look bad in this fight.
If Taylor wins ahead of Essuman, he will be able to fight more in welterweight against Conor Benn, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Jaron “Boots” Ennis. It is doubtful that he got one of these fights. This will require Taylor to defeat someone with a decent one, such as Karen Chukhadzhian, Eimantas Stanionis, Shakhram Giyasov or Rohan Polanco, had a shot in these fighters. However, defeating these guys can act the other way around Taylor, scaring them away. Alalshikh may need to be needed to pay attention to him, that the fighters would reluctantly fight him.
“He has not fought for a year. This is a fight for me in which Josh Taylor can show against a very powerful, natural welterweight, which he probably paired,” said Gareth A. Davies Boxing TalkSport About the fight Josh Taylor vs. Ekow Essuman on Saturday in Glasgow.
Essuman is the perfect style for Josh to show his elderly form because he is someone who will be there to be hit. Taylor will not have to look or chase him behind the ring, as he did against Cattteral and Teofimo.
Substantial fighting is still possible?
“This is an opportunity to show how much he is left, and how much desire is. The Semi -Ired Library Division is now a murderer’s government, and there are several golden goose up to a few substantial fights. Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia are noteworthy. Gareth are noteworthy. Gareth are noteworthy. Gareth.
Benn and Ryan are out of Taylor’s orbit. These fighters focus on larger fights. Taylor has to start from below and work until 147. He can’t be afraid of risky pretenders, because this is the only way that he can make warriors like Haney, Ryan and Benn fight him.
“It’s Southpaw. I’m going to choose him on points because I think he is very clever. He will get involved when Ekow Boxes and Box, when Ekow fights. I just think Josh Taylor has to pull out all stops,” said Gareth. “I think Josh is good enough to show that he can do it in welterweight and have several great fights before he hangs the gloves. If he didn’t get it, I think it’s the last of him.”
The version of Josh Taylor, which existed in 2017-2019, would piss Essuman and make him look bad. He hasn’t shone lately. Of course, one of the reasons why Taylor is fighting with skillful fighters, Catterall and Teofimo. An boost in these guys would be hard for everyone.
“Jaron Ennis is now in the first place in the division. Brian Norman is a champion. Devin Haney is in the division. Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. The division is burning. So if Josh Taylor wins on Saturday evening and looks rejuvenated.
Again, Taylor will not get any of these substantial names to fight him after defeating 36-year-old Essuman. He must do much better to land this kind of fight. Whether Taylor can overcome fighters that he needs major fights is doubtful.
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
