Ezra Taylor carried himself with air of world-class fighter since very start of his career.
المعروف بـ«The Cannon»، Taylor (13-0، 9 KO) turned professional relatively late، لكنه racked up عدداً من early knockouts eye-catching، making himself quickly fighter to watch. الآن 31 عاماً، light heavyweight قرّر أن الوقت مناسب للstrike. ليلة السبت، fight Taylor لـ10 جولات مع Willy Hutchinson سيكون chief support لـheavyweight clash Moses Itauma مع Jermaine Franklin. ستبث DAZN الحدث globally من Co-op Live Arena في Manchester، England. Hutchinson (19-2، 14 KO) لديه bigger profile وfar deeper amateur background وboxed higher-caliber professional opposition. Taylor ما زال يشعر أن Scotsman inconsistent يمثل perfect bridge إلى world level. «أعمل بجد وأريد step up»، قال Taylor خلال appearance على DAZN «Face-Off». «لا أريد stagnated. لماذا أكون هنا أحاول fight people below me أو on my level؟ On paper، Willy Hutchinson أعلى مني، فلماذا لا أريد fight him؟ «لذلك قال أمام الكامera، 'You need a few more fights before fighting me،' لأنه — on paper — ahead of me. لذا هذا amazing لي. amazing opportunity بعد deal with him أنني solidified على light heavyweight scene». https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eONuEvZTuEk إن كان Hutchinson blow hot and cold، Taylor on steady upward curve. كان good حين beat Troy Jones over 10 rounds last May وbetter during one-sided dismantling لـSteed Woodall في October. Aware أن هذه fight present opportunity change his life، taken himself away إلى Los Angeles prepare مع trainer Malik Scott، sure أن natural size and strength factors this weekend. Hutchinson moved up إلى light heavyweight division بعد shockingly stopped by Lennox Clarke في British super middleweight title fight back in 2021. Taylor believes Hutchinson made move إلى 175 pounds out of choice rather than necessity. «You haven't fought anyone like me»، قال Taylor. «Remember، you're coming into my weight category. I came into this game at light heavyweight. You came in at super middleweight، got a bit lazy. You talk about life، right? Life must have gobbled you up because you said، 'You know what? I can't shift these pounds.' «This is difference between this guy. I'm professional، bro. You، you're just going through motions، whatever you're getting. Again، I respect and commend you. Life is hard، man. It ain't easy. But depends on how you deal with it. You know what I'm saying? Depends on how you deal with it. What you want to deal with. What you want to get from boxing». Gerbasi Corner يكرّم longtime Ring Magazine and boxing contributor Tom Gerbasi، passed away suddenly on Sept. 15، 2025. 2024 Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism، Gerbasi took particular joy telling stories up-and-coming and unheralded prospects in sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGlSev0vEnY
