Josh Taylor Explains Why Moving Up In Weight Makes More Sense To Him

Josh Taylor has opened up on why he is expecting to move up in weight.

Taylor is coming off a 12-round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez to lose his titles. The past two fights for Taylor haven’t been the best as he lost to Lopez and picked up a controversial decision over Jack Catterall.

After back-to-back lackluster performances, Josh Taylor plans to meet with his trainer and he expects to move up in weight, rather than stay and get the Catterall rematch.

“If I am staying at the same weight then the next couple of fights won’t be championship weight. But if I do move up then I’ll have a couple of fights and then hopefully get another crack at a world title,” Taylor told the Edinburgh Evening News (h/t BoxingScene). “I’m still very much in love with the sport so I still feel there is more to give. That passion hasn’t gone away. I need to get my toes wet again and then chase a couple of big fights.

“I’m still performing at the top level, I’m not being outclassed. I’ll hang the gloves up when I feel I am past my best. If I do move up to welter, there will be no going back to super light. I’m heading back down to Liverpool to sit down with the team and see what we’re going to do and see what options there are opponents-wise,” Taylor said. “I think moving up is probably the wisest option because I still want to become a two-weight world champion. I can fight Jack Catterall later on at a weight that suits me. Nothing has changed on that front, that fight will happen. I’ve said to Top Rank about getting a rematch with Lopez too in the future.

“I want to be out again before the end of the year, hopefully December but it now might be January. It will definitely be back in Scotland,” Taylor concluded.

As of right now, the decision has not been made finalized, but all signs point to it happening.

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