Taylor vs Vazquez

Who won Taylor vs Vazquez?

Josh Taylor beat Miguel Vazquez by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.

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 Vazquez stats

Back in November 2017, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Miguel Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Josh Taylor was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Vazquez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Miguel Vazquez was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 5 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 265 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Vazquez's 404.

Josh Taylor went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Miguel Vazquez was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Taylor vs Vazquez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ohara Davies on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alfonso Olvera on January 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Dave Ryan on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Evincii Dixon on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Vazquez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Daniel Ruiz on September 2, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Javier Mercado on July 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Chololo Larios, Jalisco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Armando Patino on April 29, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo, Jalisco.

Before that, he had beaten Erick Bone on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, United States.

He had won against Erick Bone on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, Texas, USA.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 4 months and 3 days ago, while Miguel Vazquez's last outing had been 2 months and 9 days ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Vazquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Taylor vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Taylor vs Vazquez?

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

What were the odds on Taylor vs Vazquez?

Josh Taylor was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Vazquez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.