Taylor v Ramirez betting tips: Scot wants to be undisputed king

Taylor has won all 17 of his contests since switching to the paid ranks the year after winning gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, while he is continually seeking the biggest challenges in his weight category.

His last five opponents had a combined record of 110 wins and just one defeat prior to stepping in against Taylor, who is 13/8 to get a unanimous decision against Ramirez and 12/1 to get the nod by a majority verdict.

Taylor knocked out hard-hitting mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong within the first three minutes last September and, for punters looking for a big price in terms of Taylor v Ramirez betting tips, he is 66/1 to collect a second successive first-round stoppage.

Ramirez poses greatest challenge yet

Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs) is arguably Taylor’s toughest test and the 28-year-old Californian is 2/1 to have his hand raised and 7/2 by decision or 13/2 by stoppage.

Taylor, though, is encouraged by his adversary’s recent performances, with Ramirez struggling against Jose Zepeda in February 2019 and Viktor Postol last August, either side of a fine stoppage of Maurice Hooker in July 2019.

Taylor, who himself was tested by Postol in June 2018 before dropping the Ukrainian en route to a wide-points win, said of Ramirez: “He’s a great, come forward, pressure fighter.

“He attacks the body and head well and punches in bunches. It has the makings of a good fight but I see a lot of things in his game that I can exploit.

“I don’t think he has fought the same level of opponent as myself in his career.

“He’s only boxed Maurice Hooker. He boxed Jose Zepeda and was very lucky to get away with the decision, he was very lucky to get away with the decision against Viktor Postol as well. I’ve not been too impressed with his form.”

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