![]() ![]() Here’s a look at the top 140lb fighters and some interesting matchups between them. How does the division fare after Lopez’s win, Taylor’s downfall to 147lbs and Regis Prograis’ lackluster win on Saturday? With four defending champions in the same weight class, there’s plenty of talent to make it one of the best divisions in boxing. Ryan Garcia will now also compete at junior welterweight, one of many contenders wanting a shot at one of the division’s four defending champions. His victory provided some much-needed excitement in the Deep division and the imminent arrival of lightweight king Devin Haney will add even more star power to the 140lb. Sure, Lopez has requested his retirement, but he still holds the WBO title (he hasn’t officially relinquished it) and is the man to beat at junior welterweight for the time being. Lopez hasn’t just passed Taylor – he’s injured him multiple times and proved very strong on the inside against the bigger fighter. Lopez’s first two fights in his new league were disappointing (a TKO against Pedro Campa and a split decision against Sandor Martin, both in 2022), but with the win he cleared all doubts about his ability to clean up in a second division Elite level to compete over Taylor. a decision over previously undefeated Josh Taylor to capture the WBO belt and straight-line 140-pound championship. announced his arrival at junior welterweight on June 10 with a sensational performance. Retrieved March 31, 2021.Former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. "Jose Ramirez stops Maurice Hooker in six thrilling rounds, unifies 140-pound belts". ^ a b Salazar, Francisco (July 27, 2019).SCO - as the away boxer from Scotland References ^Note 3 For vacant WBC–USNBC light welterweight title Media coverage Country ^Note 2 For WBC Silver light welterweight title ^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles According to CompuBox statistics, Taylor landed 145 out of 530 (27%) punches compared to Ramírez' 134 out of 584 (23%). All three judges scored the bout in favour of Taylor with 114–112, giving the Scotsman a unanimous decision victory to become Scotland's second ever undisputed champion after Ken Buchanan. The next five rounds were closely contested, with both men finding success. He again made it to his feet, albeit slower than the first time, with 10 seconds left in the round. Taylor scored a second knockdown in the final 30 seconds of the seventh round after landing a left uppercut, leaving Ramírez visibly hurt. He made it back to his feet by the referee's count of two to see out the remainder of the round. In the sixth, a round which saw Taylor suffer a small cut to the corner of his left eye, the Scotsman landed a short left-hand counter on Ramírez' jaw, knocking the American to the canvas. Ramírez was the more active of the two in rounds one to four, landing 25 out of 75 punches compared to Taylor's 11 out of 45. At the beginning of March 2021, the fight was officially announced for May 22. In October, it was announced that Catterall had agreed to a "step-aside deal", with the promise of a chance to fight the winner of a proposed Ramírez vs. After nearly a year out of the ring, Taylor successfully retained his titles against the IBF's mandatory challenger, Apinun Khongsong of Thailand, via first-round knockout (KO) in September 2020, leaving Ramírez' mandatory defence against Catterall as the final obstacle to an undisputed fight. Taylor captured his unified titles in 2019 as part of the World Boxing Super Series tournament, defeating IBF champion Ivan Baranchyk via unanimous decision (UD) in May and WBA (Super) champion Regis Prograis via MD in October, winning the vacant Ring title in the process. Less than 48 hours after successfully defending his titles against the WBC's mandatory challenger, Viktor Postol, via majority decision (MD) in August 2020, Ramírez was ordered to face the WBO's mandatory challenger, Jack Catterall. Ramírez became a unified light welterweight champion after defeating Maurice Hooker via technical knockout (TKO) in July 2019, retaining his WBC title (held since 2018) and capturing Hooker's WBO version. Taylor defeated Ramirez via unanimous decision to become the undisputed light welterweight champion. The bout took place on May 22, 2021, at the Virgin Hotels in Paradise, Nevada. ![]() Josh Taylor, billed as Undisputed, was a unification professional boxing match contested between WBC and WBO champion, José Ramírez, and WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring champion, Josh Taylor. Taylor won via 12–round unanimous decision WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring light welterweight champion WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. ![]()
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