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Josh Taylor makes his welterweight bow at 146.8lbs

Josh Taylor makes his welterweight bow against Ekow Essuman tonight in the headline attraction at the OVO Hydro, live on DAZN. Yesterday all the fighters on the Land of the Brave' card weighed-in in Glasgow. Taylor is determined to get his career back on track and will be fighting for the vacant WBO Global Welterweight Championship – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds. He weighed in at 146.8 lbs while his opponent Ekow Essuman was 146.4 lbs The WBO Inter-continental and WBA International Heavyweight Championships – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Moses Itauma – 254 lbs and Mike Balogun – 241 lbs The vacant WBC Silver Featherweight Championship – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds features Nathaniel Collins – 125.6 lbs and Lee McGregor – 125.4 lbs GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, MAY 23: Nathaniel Collins v Lee McGregor Weigh-in 'Land of the Brave' at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 23rd May 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry. The WBA Continental & vacant Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championships – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Aloys Jr – 199 lbs and David Jamieson – 198.4 lbs The vacant BBBofC Scottish area Middleweight Title – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds will be contested by Aston Brown – 159.6 lbs and Reece Porter – 159.4 lbs Also on the card is a 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest between Drew Limond – 148.8 lbs and Ezequiel Gregores – 150 lbs And an 8 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Lightweight Contest between Luke McCormack – 143.2 lbs and Samir Cuentas – 144 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Light-Heavyweight Contest between Alex Arthur Jr – 171 lbs and Robbie Chapman – 171 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest between Luke Bibby – 135.3 lbs and Cesar Ignacio Paredes – 134 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest between Lee Welsh – 133.1 lbs and Tony Morton – 134.6 lbs 6 x 3 Minute Rounds Super-Bantamweight Contest between Marcus Sutherland – 127.3 lbs and Dylan Nixon – 127.4 lbs 4 x 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest between Reese Lynch – 141.6 lbs and Jonatas De Oliviera – 140.1 lbs Like this: Like Related