Josh Taylor vs Jose Ramirez planned for May in USA as Taylor roars, ‘I’m better than him in every department’
Josh Taylor’s highly anticipated undisputed super-lightweight title showdown with Jose Ramirez is being targeted for early May, talkSPORT have been told.
Scotland’s WBA and IBF champion Taylor cannot wait to get his hands on America’s WBC and WBO title-holder Ramirez in an historic bout which could see the UK’s first ever four-belt champion crowned.
Taylor’s promoter Bob Arum, who also represents Ramirez, joined talkSPORT Fight Night on Saturday night.
He revealed: “I advised Josh that the fight with Ramirez would be in the United States and would take place in early May.
“I had to get him busy getting his visa and all that sort of stuff because they told me Josh wants to arrive in the United States at least a month before that fight.
“He wants to train in our gym – the same gym Tyson Fury trained in.”
A date in ‘early May’ suggests the fight is being targeted for Saturday, May 1.
The following Saturday, May 8, is known to be the target for a Canelo Alvarez fight and Arum would not want the events to clash.
Following Arum’s appearance on the show, Taylor himself then joined talkSPORT Fight Night and said: “I do 100 per cent believe I’m gonna win this fight.
“I’ve watched Ramirez a hell of a lot and I just don’t see he does anything better than me at all.
“I’m better than him in every department.
“Boxing IQ, boxing on the back foot, boxing on the front foot, I don’t believe his fighting inside game is that good either.
“I just think I’ve got the beating over him in every department.
“It’s down to me and the way I take this fight on, the way I decide to fight. I think it’s my fight to lose.
“I’m not gonna disrespect him, he is a very good fighter. You don’t become unified world champion for no reason. I’m not gonna slag him off because I do respect him.
“But I just believe I win that fight hands down.”
