Almost a year after losing to Jack Catterall in their rematch, Josh Taylor returns home as he looks to make one last run, but this time in the welterweight division.
Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs), 34, from Scotland, U.K., spent a career squeezing down to 140, which ended up not being what was best for his career. He now makes his welterweight debut, and the question surrounding this fight against Ekow Essuman (21-1, 8 KOs) is whether this move to a new weight class is too late. Fighting once a year since 2020 hasn’t benefited Taylor, who has gone 3-2 in the last five years.
Essuman, 36, from Nottingham, has spent his entire career fighting in the U.K. between welterweight and junior middleweight. Essuman will be the naturally bigger fighter, but unproven, going up against a proven former champion moving up in weight. Will it be a disaster debut for Taylor at 147, or will he regain the momentum he once had?
JOSH TAYLOR VS EKOW ESSUMAN BETTING ODDS
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JOSH TAYLOR VS EKOW ESSUMAN DATE, START TIME
- Date: Saturday, May 24
- Start time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
Fight week in 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐠𝐨𝐰 🏴
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WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS JOSH TAYLOR VS EKOW ESSUMAN?
- U.S.: DAZN
- UK: DAZN
JOSH TAYLOR VS EKOW ESSUMAN FIGHT CARD
- Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman; welterweight
- Nathaniel Collins vs Lee McGregor; featherweight
- Aloys Junior vs Davie Jamieson; cruiserweight
- Moses Itauma vs Mike Balogun; heavyweight
- Luke McCormack vs Samir Cuentas; light welterweight
- Alex Arthur Jr vs Robbie Chapman; super middleweight
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