Both undefeated, the former Olympian, current IBF and WBA super-Lw champ Josh Taylor entered this fight with a perfect record of 16-0-0 (12 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Apinun Khongsong (also known as Downua Ruawaiking), has the same record of 16-0-0 (but with 13 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Taylor has beat Ryan Martin (Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin), Ivan Baranchyk (Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk) and Regis Prograis (Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor) while Khongsong has won over Sonny Katiandagho, Akihiro Kondo and Yosmar Kefi. Khongsong vs Taylor is valid for the WBA and IBF World super-lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2020-09-26
Where: York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Division: light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg)
Title: WBA and IBF World super-lightweight titles
Taylor’s next fight: Josh Taylor vs Jose Carlos Ramirez
Taylor vs Khongsong fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0XagbHFnA
Official video