Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has been forced to retire from boxing due to a recurring eye injury. Scotsman Taylor, 34, became the first Briton to become undisputed champion in the four-belt era when he ruled over the super-lightweight division between May 2021 and May 2022.

Josh Taylor, former undisputed super lightweight world champion, has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 34. The Scottish fighter says that a recurring eye issue has forced him to hang up the gloves.

Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor has announced he is to retire from boxing with immediate effect. The 34-year-old Scot underwent eye surgery in February last year and, in the wake of his defeat by Ekow Essuman in May, has been advised by specialists that to continue boxing would put his eyesight at risk.