Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez LIVE RESULTS: Two bitter welterweight boxing rivals face off in huge MSG match – latest

What has Taylor said?

Josh Taylor seems to have put the controversial win behind him and is confident of putting on a better showing against Teofimo Lopez

“I’ve come over here to say hello to him and he’s went away hiding,” Taylor told Sky Sports.

I flew over halfway across the world to come say hello to him and pull him up really. See what are you going to say, what time is it? But he’s not here. He’s not showed up. He’s got no backside.

“So you can see he’s a little bit fragile and a little bit mentally weak. So I can definitely use that to my advantage.

“He’s a very good fighter. Stylistically I think it’s a very good fight for myself as well with the way he comes to fight.

“He comes looking for you and doesn’t take a backwards step. He’s a very aggressive, front-foot pressure fighter.”

Taylor made

A lot of fans weren’t happy with the result of Josh Taylor’s last win as he retained his undisputed super-lightweight titles in Glasgow.The judges scorecards had Taylor, who was knocked down in round eight, winning with scores of 114-111, 113-112, 112-113.

Catterall took to Twitter just before 1am to make his feelings known after being robbed of a stunning victory.

He wrote: “What a load of s***!”

Welcome to Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez

Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez are all set to face off in a tasty junior-welterweightfight tonight – and fans can expect fireworks.
Taylor hasn’t competitively stepped foot in the ring since a 2022 controversial split decision victory over Jack Catterall in Glasgow.

Taylor became the undisputed junior-welterweight champion in 2021 after beating Jose Ramirez in a brilliant performance in Las Vegas.

Since then, Taylor has relinquished the WBC, WBC and IBF belts, leaving him with the WBO strap for Lopez to go after.

Lopez famously beat Vasiliy Lomachenko to become unified lightweight champion in 2020.

He then lost his titles to George Kambosos Jr, but has rebounded with wins over Pedro Campa and Sandor Martin, the latter of which could’ve come out with the decision himself.