Davies relishes ‘toughest fight’

Ohara Davies is glad to be facing the biggest test of his career in Scot Josh Taylor.

There is no love lost between the two unbeaten boxers who meet at Braehead Arena on July 8 in a show named ‘Bad Blood’.

Commonwealth super lightweight champion Taylor was the more aggressive of the duo at Tuesday’s press conference in a Glasgow hotel, as the 25-year-old Londoner remained calm and respectful albeit he re-ignited a long-standing social media spat with the Scot later in the day.

However, Davies, WBC silver title holder with 12 knockouts in his 15 fights, accepts that Taylor, with eight knockouts in his nine bouts, is the challenge he needs after “quite easy” wins over Andrea Scarpa and Derry Mathews in his previous fights.

“It will definitely be my toughest fight,” Davies said.

“Well I hope it is. I found my past two fights quite easy and I want a real challenge.

“I want to go in there with someone who has the capabilities of beating me.

“That is what we are in the game for.

“If we are fighters then you have to have a fighter’s heart and a fighter’s mind-set which I believe he has.”

Taylor verbally abused Davies at the press conference and then tried to take his sunglasses off but the Englishman claims those acts were simply a charade to bolster ticket sales for the fight.