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JOHN WIGHT fights Josh Taylor’s corner following the abuse he and his family endured in the wake of last weekend's controversial split decision victory over Jack Catterall in Glasgow
Josh Taylor
IN THE aftermath of his fight against Jack Catterall, Scotland’s Josh Taylor has been given a crash course in the less savoury aspects of human nature — one that the vast majority of us never receive.
The controversy whipped up — and it has been whipped up — over his hard-fought victory over England’s Catterall to retain his undisputed super-lightweight title, has seen him overnight turned into something close to a hate figure within the British boxing establishment.
It has resulted in a veritable pile-on against him on social media, wherein not only he, but also his partner, have been showered with abuse and threats.
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