Absolute Super Lightweight Champion Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) met the WBO welterweight champion last week in Dubai at the Kombatchain event Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs). Yesterday there was a video of this meeting, during which the champions jokingly talk about their future meeting.
âIâll break welterweight Josh Taylor, Iâll blow him! I remember being in Glasgow in 2014. I then fought with Ricky Burns (this was Crawford's first fight for the world title, "Bud" won on points - ed.). The weather in the UK was terrible as usual, I sat in a hotel before the fight and watched Burns fights, âsaid Crawford, who defeated Sean Porter in his last fight in November this year.
"Is Eddie Hearn still complaining that I didn't pay the hotel bill?" That he was too big? In the end, I only ate my own food, I was afraid that the opposing team would add something to the hotel food. However, the fans in Scotland greeted me with respect, I got a lot of fans there, âadded the American.
âAfter the fight with Jose Ramirez, my Latin American fans wanted to kill me. Seriously, some guy was swinging something at me. We had to quickly leave the arena, âsaid Taylor, who will face the WBO mandatory challenger Jack Cutterrall on February 26 next year in Glasgow.
âNow I weigh about 75 kilograms, but I will calmly go down to my weight. I'll be ready to fight you, âadded the Scot, referring to Crawford.
âJosh Taylor is a good guy, I wish him all the best. But when I am asked who will win our duel, there can be only one answer: I will be the winner. I don't know if Taylor will be my toughest welterweight contender. Of course, if he agrees to it ... Everything will be decided in the ring, "- said Crawford a week ago.
Video of Taylor and Crawford meeting in Dubai:
