Josh Taylor's Parents

Josh Taylor is a prominent name in the professional boxing circuit. He is a former undisputed lightweight champion, having won the IBF, and WBA (Super) titles, which he kept from 2019 to 2022; the WBC title, which he held from 2021 to 2022, the WBO strap, which he held from 2021 to 2023; and the Ring magazine championship from 2019 to 2023. Before becoming a professional boxer, Josh Taylor fought on the amateur scene, winning several accolades during that time.

Initially drawn towards motor racing as a child, and then trying his hand at taekwondo, where Josh Taylor was the junior champion, he shifted to boxing at the age of 15. He made his professional boxing debut on July 18, 2015, against Archie Weach in a six-round fight. Taylor dispatched Weach in the second round via a TKO to win the fight and start his career with a victory.

After his professional boxing debut, Josh Taylor won successive fights and kept outclassing his rivals one after the other inside the squared circle. In his professional career, which is not even a decade old, Taylor has amassed a professional record of 19 wins and 1 loss, with 13 victories coming from knockout and 6 by decision. He has headlined one pay-per-view bout already alongside Regis Prograis on October 26, 2019, which recorded 176,000 buys.

Josh Taylor’s Parents

Josh Taylor was born to Jamie Taylor and Diane Taylor on January 2, 1991, in Prestonpans, Scotland. The Scotish boxing sensation’s father, Jamie, made headlines after he stepped up to pay the bill of a young mother for shopping in 2020. The act was widely appreciated and the woman herself put out a message on her social media thanking Josh Taylor’s dad.

Josh Taylor Boxing Record

Josh Taylor has an impressive record of 19 wins and 1 loss as a professional boxer as of May 2024. He has secured 13 knockout and 6 decision victories so far, whereas, his only defeat has come by a decision.