Former World Champion Taylor Announces Retirement

Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has announced he is to discontinue from boxing pinch contiguous effect.

The 34-year-old Scot underwent oculus room successful February past twelvemonth and, successful nan aftermath of his conclusion by Ekow Essuman successful May, has been advised by specialists that to proceed boxing would put his eyesight astatine risk.

The Tartan Tornado is 1 of Scotland's top ever boxers, having won Commonwealth Games golden astatine Glasgow 2014 and embarked connected an bonzer tally successful nan master ranks that led to him becoming world champion successful conscionable his 15th fight, unified champion successful his 16th and undisputed light-welterweight champion successful only his 18th bout.

He was nan first - and remains nan only - antheral combatant from nan UK to seizure each 4 belts successful a azygous division.