Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez LIVE as Rosario and Rivera kick off the undercard inside Madison Square Garden
dailyrecord.co.ukFrom the Pans to Madison Square Garden, Josh Taylor's journey to the top of the boxing world has taken him to one of the sport's most historic venues.The Tartan Tornado is in the Big Apple to defend his WBO Super Lightweight and Ring Magazine belts against Brooklyn native Teofimo Lopez.And there's been no love lost between the pair.
Taylor walked out of an interview on US TV after becoming bored of his opponent's bizarre trash talk, mocked his dress sense by describing him as "Tony Montana off of Wish" and branding his dad "Krusty the Clown."The Edinburgh fighter is the favourite to come out victorious on Saturday night, despite a ropey display against jack Catterall in Glasgow 15 months ago that saw Taylor awarded a controversial split decision, which many felt should have gone the Englishman's way.But that won't matter if Taylor does the business in NYC, and he has a hero's homecoming planned to defend his titles again.
Edinburgh Castle is the dream location, but Hibs' Easter Road has been mooted for his big night in the capital.He has to beat Lopez first though.
Our man Andy Newport is in New York and you can follow the fight round by round on our LIVE blog!Taylor is one of Scotland's greatest ever sportsmen and trainer Joe McNally, who replaced Ben Davison after his controversial points win over Jack Catterrall last year said we must appreciate him.
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