On May 22, 2021, Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring champion, and José Ramírez (26-0, 17 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC and WBO champion, fight for the undisputed super-lightweight world championship.
Josh Taylor is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Apinun Khongsong, 7 months and 26 days ago. José Ramírez is on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Viktor Postol, 8 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Josh Taylor at 99-1 winning odds. José Ramírez really doesn't have much to present against Taylor.
Josh Taylor defeated José Ramírez via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring, WBC, and WBO super-lightweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed super-lightweight world champion. Taylor improves his record to 18-0, while Ramírez adds a loss to his record at 26-1.