Taylor vs Vazquez

Who won Taylor vs Vazquez?

Josh Taylor beat Miguel Vazquez by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 11th November 2017 at Royal Highland Centre in 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 loses and 0 draws.

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

Josh Taylor was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Vazquez had 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 year and 5 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 277 less professional rounds, 127 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 beat Ohara Davies on 8th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Warren Joubert on 24th March 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 28th January 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beat Dave Ryan on 21st October 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 30th July 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 2nd September 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.

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

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

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

He had won against Erick Bone on 28th May 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Miguel Vazquez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.