Taylor vs Essuman: Live updates and results, 2 pm ET

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Josh Taylor returns to face Ekow Essuman today. Join us for live coverage!

Josh Taylor looks to get his career rolling again, now as a welterweight, as he moves up to the 147 lb division to face Ekow Essuman in a main event from Glasgow.

Live coverage on DAZN starts at 2 pm ET, as will our live updates.

Taylor, 34, is coming in off of two straight losses to Teofimo Lopez and Jack Catterall, while the 36-year-old Essuman has won back-to-back fights following a 2023 loss to Harry Scarff. The undercard will feature the return of top heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma, plus more.

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Main Card (DAZN, 2:00 pm ET)

Josh Taylor (19-2, 13 KO) vs Ekow Essuman (21-1, 8 KO), welterweights, 12 rounds
Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KO) vs Mike Balogun (21-1, 16 KO), heavyweights, 10 rounds
Nathaniel Collins (16-0, 7 KO) vs Lee McGregor (15-1-1, 11 KO), featherweights, 12 rounds
Aloys Junior (9-1, 8 KO) vs David Jamieson (13-3, 10 KO), cruiserweights, 12 rounds
Aston Brown (7-0, 2 KO) vs Reece Porter (5-0, 3 KO), middleweights, 10 rounds

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