Summary

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  • Epic thriller saw Ramirez floored twice

  • Scotland's Josh Taylor becomes undisputed light-welterweight division world champion of the world

  • Taylor becomes only the fifth man in history to become undisputed world champion

Live Reporting

Luke Reddy

  1. The end (with more to come)

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    So my friends, at 04:30 we bid you farewell.

    But we're not down and out yet.

    There's a full fight report on the BBC Sport boxing page or accessible here.

    There'll be quotes to come and, get this, we have clips of the fight arriving on the BBC Sport website tomorrow lunchtime. So you'll be able to see the key moments.

    You'll get to see the vicious side of Josh Taylor and his resilience under fire. You'll get to see a champion and a special one at that.

    Sleep well one and all.

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    Scotland, you have a new hero.

    Throw his name in there with your greats.

    Perhaps best of all is there looks like there's plenty more to come.

  3. A shout out to this man. A first defeat can really hurt a fighter.

    Jose Ramirez, you lion.

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  4. Terence Crawford was watching tonight, is he Josh Taylor's next opponent?

    He's already broken Scottish hearts once before in 2014 when he took the WBO lightweight title off Ricky Burns in Glasgow.

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  6. A rare, rare night...

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It might not happen again. We might not be standing here in five or 10 year talking about a kid achieving what he has done in 18 fights.

  7. 'Hand him the awards'

    Joe Gallagher
    Boxing trainer on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What Taylor has done tonight, he should be rewarded with all the awards at the end of this year. What a success story.

  8. 'I stand by what I've said'

    Mike Costello
    Boxing commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I mentioned it would be one of the great achievements by any British sportsman or woman in recent years.

    Having seen it tonight, I stand by what I said. The first British fighter in the four belt era to become an undisputed champion. One of the great performances overseas by a British boxer.

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  10. Steve Bunce
    Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was a great fight. The pair of them showed fantastic skill. Ramirez showed amazing bravery and I think Taylor showed amazing accuracy. More than that we saw pride and desire for 36 minutes. It was a roller coaster.

  11. Pound-four-pound verdict?

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  12. Just tuning in...

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    If you're just in from the pub, the kebab house or from your morning run (yeah right) then:

    - Josh Taylor started slowly against Jose Ramirez

    - But Taylor floored his rival twice

    - After 12 rounds all three judges scored it 114-112 Taylor

    - Taylor becomes the first British fighter to hold all four world titles in a weight division

  13. Steve Bunce
    Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think there's an audience in America for Josh Taylor now. I think there's potential for a Ramirez rematch.

  14. These photos capture the carnage of these big fight nights.

    One man down, the other celebrates and yet the man on the deck gets up and makes a right fist of it.

    What heart, what mayhem, what a night.

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  16. Mike Costello
    Boxing commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    In the end, this bout for all four belts has been decided by two punches. The mantra of 'make him miss and make him pay' was executed perfectly in the two rounds with the knock downs.

  17. Steve Bunce
    Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was six-six in rounds. It was decided by a moment of brilliance in seven seconds of round six when Josh Taylor just moved to the side and countered with that left. Ramirez never fully recovered in the sixth round and he hadn't recovered in the seventh when he got dropped again really heavily, and I still contend that (referee) Kenny Bayliss - he helped Ramirez. He denied Josh Taylor the four or five seconds he needed.

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  19. That's a photo for the fridge door is it not Josh Taylor?

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  20. 'We need more of it'

    Joe Gallagher
    Boxing trainer on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The good old days, when we used to getup and listen to the big fights on the radio. Afterwards you can't sleep. I wont be sleeping after that. Full praise for Taylor but Ramirez, that was the best we've seen of him. Taylor couldn't get his rhythm early on.

    Two fighters, two champions, evenly matched. We need to see more of it.