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Former world champion Taylor announces retirement

Former world champion Taylor announces retirement

Yahoo21-07-2025
Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has announced he is to retire from boxing with immediate effect.
The 34-year-old Scot underwent eye surgery in February last year and, in the wake of his defeat by Ekow Essuman in May, has been advised by specialists that to continue boxing would put his eyesight at risk.
The Tartan Tornado is one of Scotland's greatest ever boxers, having won Commonwealth Games gold at Glasgow 2014 and embarked on an extraordinary run in the professional ranks that led to him becoming world champion in just his 15th fight, unified champion in his 16th and undisputed light-welterweight champion in only his 18th bout.
He was the first - and remains the only - male fighter from the UK to capture all four belts in a single division.
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