Team Scotland’s 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 60kg Gold Medalist Josh Taylor has been named the Amateur Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Writers’ Club of Great Britain.
Josh was presented with the Award, which is named after the sports writer, Ken Jones, at the Boxing Writers’ Club of Great Britain’s Annual Awards Dinner at The Savoy in London.He is the first Scottish boxer to win the award, which was introduced by the Club in 2008. Previous winners include Olympic gold medallists, James DeGale, Luke Campbell and Anthony Joshua, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Tom Stalker, and two-time European Champion and world championship medallist, Andrew Selby.
Taylor said: “It is a great honour to win this award and to receive it in front of a room of such great figures from the world of boxing. I would like to thank my family for supporting and me and all of the coaches that have helped me throughout my career.”
As well as 2014 Glasgow Gold, Josh from Prestonpans, near Edinburgh, won silver in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and also competed for Team GB in the 2012 London Olympics.
Congratulations to Josh on winning such a prestigious award.
