Taylor vs Brook

When is Taylor vs Brook?

Josh Taylor could take on Kell Brook in Early 2024 in the United Kingdom.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Taylor vs Brook stats

Josh Taylor would step into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kell Brook would make his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Brook would have a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 70% knock out percentage over Taylor's 68%.

Josh Taylor is the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Taylor has a height advantage of 1 inch over Brook. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fights out of the southpaw stance, while Kell Brook is an orthodox fighter.

Taylor is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 year and 10 months later than Brook, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 99 less professional rounds, 127 to Brook's 226.

Josh Taylor goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC and 7 by the WBO at welterweight.

Taylor vs Brook form

Taylor has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

He had beat Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Brook has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Amir Khan on 19th February 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on 14th November 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark DeLuca on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Michael Zerafa on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

He had defeated Sergey Rabchenko on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Josh Taylor has been fighting more than Kell Brook.

Josh Taylor last fought 7 months and 18 days ago, while Kell Brook's last outing was 1 year, 11 months and 9 days ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Brook's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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