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Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast
Sky Sports
4.1 • 918 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests Tobias Taylor and Ben Davison.
Young, upcoming fighter Taylor talks about his decision to turn pro and his successful career as an amateur. Trainer Davison analyses the heavyweight scene ahead of Fabio Wardley-Daniel Dubois and gives his thoughts on the potential of seeing Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury.
We also round-up all the latest news in the sport including Alycia Baumgardner’s recent win, Conor Benn’s new multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing, Lawrence Okolie failing an anti-doping test and what is next for Ben Whittaker.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello and welcome to ringside, toe to toe to boxing podcast exclusive to Sky Sports. |
| 0:12.7 | I'm Andy Scott and delighted to say that I've got my co-host alongside me for this week. |
| 0:17.0 | It's Gary Logan. Hello, Gary. |
| 0:18.2 | How you doing, man? You're right? |
| 0:19.1 | Yeah, I'm really good. Good to see you as well. |
| 0:22.0 | Let's bring in our guest straight away. So I'm delighted to say that we are joined by esteemed trainer Ben Davison and really one of these sort of young, up-and-coming talents in the game that we're looking forward to seeing how he progresses as a professional. Tobias Taylor, good to have you. Good to have you, mate. right well |
| 0:35.8 | yeah |
| 0:36.7 | this is |
| 0:37.3 | this is a big one |
| 0:39.0 | you know |
| 0:39.3 | you decide to turn over pro |
| 0:40.8 | you decide to turn over pro. It's like the media aspect of things and the bright lights. It's, uh, I don't know you that well, but I think you're going to sort of flourish in this environment. I wonder, uh, it's all very new, but how you're finding it so far love it so far mate it's 10 times better than now |
| 0:54.8 | I'm just I fit in perfect I'm loving it there |
| 0:58.6 | well this is it so you two are working together |
| 1:02.5 | I don't mind telling the story you text me not so long |
| 1:06.3 | I think I'm working with someone that you've rated as an amateur |
| 1:08.8 | Tobias Taylor so how did you two first get in contact with each other if you go first been? Tobias come down to gym. I think he was 14, the first one. He's been coming down for a long time. What? Fits and spurts and mixing in, sparring with some of the boys. And he was on the squad with Royston Barnie Smith's brother, Noah. so there's two dads know each other and he was on the squad with Royston Barney Smith's brother Noah so |
| 1:29.3 | there's two dads know each other and he always saying to me up there's this lad Tobias really good |
| 1:33.7 | etc wants to come down can he come down so brought him down and let him mix in some doing |
| 1:40.8 | some rounds with the boys and uh polite well-managed young lad obviously could see |
| 1:46.1 | he had ability obviously um could see that when he was getting in there sparring but obviously also |
| 1:51.7 | his amateur achievements as well and um yeah just in fits and spurts he'd come down mixing |
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