Taylor set for home fight with Ramirez BOXING

JOSH TAYLOR’S lightwelterweight unification clash with Jose Ramirez could be staged in his home city of Edinburgh.

WBA and IBF champ Taylor, right, faces Thai Apinun Khongsong at York Hall on Saturday and his new promoter, Bob Arum, wants him to face WBC and WBO title holder Ramirez next. Taylor, 29, has a

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large following in Scotland and Arum says American Ramirez would be prepared to come ome to Edinburgh next year if the numbers add up.

“Edinburgh is a beautiful city,” said the

Top Rank chief. “I’m looking forward to

Edinburgh because a lot of kids in the United States, when they go abroad, a lot of them go to Edinburgh to do university work and visit friends.

“So yeah, as far as Jose Ram Ramirez is concerned, he ha has said to me he doesn’t care where the fight is. Wherever it’s economically best to do the fight, he’s for it.”