'It will be the making of him' - Frampton backs Taylor's welterweight bid

Carl Frampton says we will find retired conscionable really overmuch Josh Taylor has sewage near to springiness to boxing erstwhile he takes connected Ekow Essuman successful Glasgow connected Saturday night.

After capturing each 4 belts astatine light-welterweight, Taylor has made nan determination to measurement up a section to welterweight, a move Frampton believes nan Scot "should person made a fewer fights ago".

The Tartan Tornado is looking to get his profession backmost connected way pursuing back-to-back defeats to Teofimo Lopez and Jack Catterall.

"I'm looking guardant to seeing nan caller type of Josh Taylor, nan welterweight version," Frampton told BBC Scotland.

"Light-welterweight was conscionable difficult for him, but I ideate we're going to spot a rejuvenated Josh Taylor and I'm excited astir it.

"It's a really under-the-radar vulnerable conflict because Ekow is possibly not nan biggest sanction successful nan world, but he's a really bully fighter, beardown arsenic a bull, fresh arsenic a fiddle.

"Ekow 'The Engine' is his nickname and he'll beryllium location each nighttime and he'll beryllium trying each night.

"Josh will beryllium successful a conflict and I deliberation we'll find retired really overmuch Josh really has near successful this crippled aft nan performance.

"I fancy Josh to triumph it, I deliberation he'll look bully winning it arsenic good but nary uncertainty Ekow will origin him a fewer problems."

Taylor's stated purpose is to emulate Frampton by becoming a two-weight world champion, and nan Northern Irishman believes nan 34-year-old is tin of climbing to nan apical of nan upland again successful a caller division.

"I deliberation it's going to beryllium nan making of him now moving up to welterweight," Frampton said.

"Undisputed light-welterweight champion, a marquee division, he's done that, he's ticked that box.

"If he retired tomorrow his profession has been incredible, but I deliberation Josh wants to triumph a world title successful nan 2nd division, successful nan welterweight division, different marquee section and I deliberation he tin do it.

"A two-weight world champion to spell on pinch nan undisputed champion astatine 140. What a combatant - he doesn't get nan in installments he deserves."