Josh Taylor has led tributes to legendary fighter Ken Buchanan, who has died at the age of 77, hailing him as "Scotland's greatest".
Taylor, the current WBO and Ring magazine light-welterweight world champion, described Buchanan as "his hero" on Twitter, after the news broke of the pugilist's passing.
The Ken Buchanan Foundation confirmed the Edinburgh native's death on Saturday, a year after his son revealed he had been diagnosed with dementia.Josh Taylor tweeted: "I’m saddened to hear the news of the passing of my hero & Scotland’s greatest ever champ, whom I take such inspiration from.
RIP Ken Buchanan. god bless your soul."Buchanan's epic battles in the ring with the likes of Roberto Duran have been immortalised by lovers of the sport since.
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