Josh Taylor reveals his one career regret

Josh Taylor enjoyed a glittering boxing career, which culminated in his becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion. He tested himself against the best and often emerged victorious. 

His tenacity and ability inside the ring saw him overcome some of the sport’s top fighters. The Scottish star recently spoke to Sky Sports and revealed the one regret he has from his career.

Josh Taylor reveals one regret from glittering career

On July 21, 2025, former undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor announced his retirement from professional boxing, citing a recurring eye problem as the reason. 

The Scottish star reached the pinnacle of the sport, becoming the undisputed champion. He scored impressive wins over Regis Prograis, Ohara Davies, and Jose Ramirez to claim the undisputed crown. 

Despite his achievements, he still has one regret, which he revealed to Sky Sports:

“That’s the only regret I’ve got from my career. I was awarded the ‘super’ title with the WBO after I beat Ramirez and it [allowed him] to go up to welterweight to get that fight (Terence Crawford),” Taylor told Sky Sports.

“I stuck to my word (to fight Jack Catterall). But everybody seems to forget that, especially him,” he added.

“That’s the only little regret that I’ve got. But I don’t lose any sleep over it.”

Terence Crawford fight

A prime Josh Taylor against Crawford would have been a fascinating fight, but after Crawford’s impressive performance against Canelo and his brutal beatdown of Errol Spence, it’s difficult to bet against Crawford facing anyone in their prime.

Taylor reflected on Crawford’s win against the Mexican and compared it to Mayweather’s victory over the same opponent in 2013:

“I think he did a better job against Canelo than what Mayweather did. He had a fight with him. Mayweather just danced and moved and made him miss. Crawford made him miss and made him pay on multiple occasions and took the fight to him,” Taylor said.

“I would say he beats Mayweather,” he added. “I think Mayweather had the better opponents but you can only beat who’s put in front of you and Crawford did that.”