Josh Taylor’s Net Worth, Awards, Endorsements, Achievements, Contracts, Career Life, and Timeline
Net Worth:
As of 2024, Josh Taylor’s net worth is estimated to be around $6 million. His wealth primarily comes from his successful boxing career, including pay-per-view events, endorsements, and business ventures.
Achievements:
- Undisputed Champion: Josh Taylor held the undisputed light-welterweight championship from May 2021 to May 2022, unifying all four major titles in the division.
- Historic Feat: By defeating José Ramírez in 2021, Taylor became the second Scotsman to achieve undisputed champion status and the first Briton to do so in the four-belt era.
- Rankings: He is currently ranked as the world’s best active light-welterweight by BoxRec. And also the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB).
- Knockout Percentage: Taylor boasts an impressive knockout-to-win percentage of 68%.
- Recent Fight: His most recent fight took place on June 10, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York, United States. In that bout, he faced Teofimo Lopez for the WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championships but unfortunately lost by unanimous decision.
Salary and Endorsements:
- Salary: In his last fight against Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor earned a base payout of $1.025 million.
- Endorsements: Taylor has several endorsement deals. Also with one notable venture being his association with a hydration company called Wow Hydrate.
Career
- Josh Taylor, nicknamed the “Tartan Tornado,” is a Scottish professional boxer born on January 2, 1991, in Prestonpans, Scotland.
- As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the lightweight category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal in the light-welterweight division during the 2014 edition of the same games.
- Taylor’s aggressive boxing style earned him his famous moniker.
- He also achieved the remarkable feat of holding the undisputed light-welterweight championship from May 2021 to May 2022, unifying all four major titles in the division.
- By defeating Jose Ramirez in 2021, Taylor made history as the second Scotsman to achieve undisputed champion status and the first Briton to do so in the four-belt era.
Timeline:
- January 2, 1991: Josh Taylor is born in Prestonpans, Scotland.
- 2010: Wins a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the lightweight category.
- Also in 2014: Secures a gold medal in the light-welterweight division at the Commonwealth Games.
- May 2021 to May 2022: Holds the undisputed light-welterweight championship.
- Also in 2021: Becomes the first Briton in the four-belt era to achieve undisputed champion status.
- June 10, 2023: Faces Teofimo Lopez in a highly anticipated bout for the WBO World Junior Welterweight. And The Ring Junior Welterweight championships, unfortunately losing by unanimous decision.
