Campos too close for comfort

WINSTON Campos, the Nicaraguan charged with ending Josh Taylor’s unbeaten run, yesterday cheekily vowed to have all the fun of the fair at Glasgow’s Hydro Arena tomorrow evening.

Campos, 60 places bellow Taylor in the world rankings at No 65, is not expected to cause the 27-year-old WBC Silver super-lightweight champion from Prestonpans undue problems after being drafted in as a late replacement for injured Mexican Humberto Soto. But the challenger does not see it that way after risking incurring Taylor’s displeasure at yesterday’s head-to-head when he got a little too close to his opponent during a photo session (above).

“I don’t know if he was trying to smell me or kiss me, but he just about received a welcome to Scotland by Glasgow kiss,” Taylor said.

Campos certainly talks a good game, though whether he is capable of delivering an upset is another matter altogether, given that Taylor has hardly put a foot wrong since joining Barry McGuigans’ stable in the wake of his Glasgow 2014 gold medal triumph.

“I have no fears about fighting in Glasgow,” he declared through an interpreter. “Everyone tells me there is going to be a huge crowd and a great atmosphere, but it won’t bother me.

“I went to Chilpancingo in Mexico to fight Edgar Puerta in 2012 and it was crazy.

“There were 4000 Mexicans screaming against me but I didn’t care. I used it as motivation.”