Taylor vs Postol

Who won Taylor vs Postol?

Josh Taylor beat Viktor Postol by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 118-110, 119-108 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Taylor vs Postol stats

Back in June 2018, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Viktor Postol made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Taylor had a massive power advantage over Postol, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Postol's 41%.

Josh Taylor was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Postol had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taylor. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Viktor Postol was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 7 months later than Postol, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 154 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Postol's 293.

Josh Taylor went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Viktor Postol was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Taylor vs Postol form

Taylor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Winston Campos on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Miguel Vazquez on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ohara Davies on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Before that, he had won against Warren Joubert on March 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.

He had beaten Alfonso Olvera on January 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Postol had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jake Giuriceo on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Selcuk Aydin on May 17, 2014, by knockout in the 11th round at Forum, Inglewood.

He had beaten Behzod Nabiev on December 26, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Club Sportlife, Kiev, Ukraine.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Taylor had been fighting more than Viktor Postol.

Going into this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Viktor Postol's last outing had been 1 year and 11 months ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Postol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Taylor vs Postol start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Taylor vs Postol?

Taylor vs Postol was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Taylor vs Postol?

Josh Taylor was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Viktor Postol made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.