Josh Taylor - Jack Catterall 2 summary online, round by round, stats and highlights
Jack Catterall wins a controversial wide decision
In a rematch that was meant to put the doubts to rest, this one just opened up a whole new question. While most fans would agree that Jack Catterall probably won the fight, the nature of the bout that took place was one of razor thin margins. So when the judges cards were read and two of them were 117-111, the disbelief was palpable.
Even Eddie Hearn, Catterall's promotor said that the scores were surprisingly wide. But the real jaw-dropper was when Bob Arum grabbed the microphone and pronounced his disgust, saying, "Those scorecards were a disgrace, an absolute disgrace! I really feel sorry for Josh, I thought he won the fight. Those scorecards were ridiculous. I will never, ever allow an American fighter to come here with the British Board scoring the fight. Those scores were ridiculous."
While that hyperbole may be a bit rich considering the home-town decisions that are handed out every day in New York and Las Vegas, he does have a point. Even DAZN's commentary team seemed to agree with the sentiment, with former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew saying, "There was no way that was a 117-111 fight. No way!" Bellew then said that he figured that the judges were swayed by the disservice that was done to Catterall after the first fight and just handed him every close round.
While this fight was a close one, in all liklihood the right man won, even if the manner of winning was questionable. Josh Taylor said that he had thought that he had done enough, but acknowledged the victory by Catterall, saying, "Fair play to Jack, he won the fight. Let's do a third one!"
If the feeling that a Scottish venue favored Taylor and an English venue favored Catterall, where in the world could a third one be held? The appetite for this trilogy, now that the titles once held by Taylor are parcelled out into various different hands, is at a domestic level. While it sounds like a great fight, it is unlikely to happen, and we will be left with a bad taste in our mouths. Which is unfortunate, because it was a hell of a fight!
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While I agree that the cards were too wide, it is a bit rich of Arum to pretend that hometown decisions are a uniquely British phenomenon. How many Americans lose in America? How many Mexicans lose in Mexico? I've seen an Argentinian fighter get knocked down three times and still win in Argentina.
Bob Arum bombshell
Bob Arum is so disgusted with the fight that he grabs the microphone and says to the crowd, "That was a disgrace! The cards were awful! I will NEVER allow an American fighter to come here with this British Board scoring the fight."
Eddie Hearn is saying that while this is a form of justice, it is still unjust as two years ago, Jack Catterall should have been the undisputed world champion. As it stands, those belts are all parcelled out into different hands, and Catterall walks away empty handed.
What a war! The score cards were a little wider than I expected, with at least half of those rounds razor thin, but to be fair, Jack Catterall was landing the heavier shots, the more eye-catching shots, and most importantly, having the last word in a lot of rounds.
Jack Catterall wins by UD
Let's see what the judges at ringside saw. They scored it:
117-111
117-111
116-113
for the winner Jack Catterall!
My oh my! I don't know how the judges are going to see that. Honestly! Taylor started off in control, then it went to Catterall, then Taylor came back and Catterall nearly had a stoppage in the final rounds. It could honestly go either way.
The 12th and final round and the men come out and touch gloves. This has been so close! There is not much between them! Catterall seems to have caught a second wind. He had looked so exhausted in round 10 and now he seems rejuvenated. Taylor is still pushing forward on the front foot trying to do something huge here in the last round.
Taylor lands a very nice left uppercut follows it up with the left hand, but Catterall comes back with that flurry that he has been relying on all night.
Into the final minute and both men stand toe to toe. Taylor tries to find that finishing power that saw him become the undisputed champion, but Catterall seems to be the heavier handed of the two. As the fight ends both men throw their hands in the air!
Round 11 sees Taylor on the offense as Catterall is looking really exhausted. Yet again the ref calls time and brings the two men together. Oh my word! Catterall lands a huge left hand straight on the chin! The two men are going at it hammer and tongs! As they get tied up Catterall brings Taylor to the ground! But no, it's not a knockdown. It's a tackle! Oh wow! Taylor got really fortunate there! It's ruled no knockdown.
Just when Taylor seemed to have turned the tide that was an immense round for Catterall.
Round ten begins with a word from the referee for both fighters. They both look incredibly fatigued. Catterall lands a stiff jab. Taylor works him around to the outside and comes in with a nice left hand. Taylor works on Catterall’s body before going back upstairs with a stiff left. Catterall response with a right uppercut and an overhand left. That right eye of Taylor is really beginning to swell.
Round nine gets underway with both men trying to establish something here. Catterall lands a double jab and then a big left hand. Taylor falls against the ropes for a breather. The pace has slowed considerably now. Taylor throws a heavy left very low but Catterall leans into it and that lands cleanly. In response Catterall lands a double jab and another left hand.
Taylor seems to have the advantage right now he's coming out and he's landing almost every shot he throws. Jab, double jab, and following it up with the beautiful right hook. Catterall now looks to be the one who's heavy legged. Taylor is throwing more punches, landing more punches, but Catterall’s are much heavier.
We've just gone past the halfway mark and this is astounding. I have Cattrall up by a round. Between the two you would never guess that the former undisputed champion was Taylor. Right now Catterall seems to be in full control.
Taylor's right eye is starting to swell shut. At the halfway mark in the round it looks as if the tide may have turned. Taylor is having a great spell of success here. Ohh wow! Taylor lands a huge left hand! Both men looked to be exhausted. Taylor goes in for another flurry and Catterall holds on.
Jack Catterall has dragged himself back into this fight! Josh Taylor had easily won rounds two, three, and four, but round five was huge for Catterall.
Taylor is trying to stop this advance, to stem this flow of tide that is heading in his opponent’s direction, but Catterall really has the wind behind him now.
Catterall lands with a jab follows it up with a stiff one-two and then a left hook. Taylor is still advancing. Catterall is having a great spell here. Taylor comes and goes on the attack but the Englishman makes him miss.
Fifth round starts with Catterall going on the offensive he lands one, two, three, FOUR jabs in a row throws a huge left hook that Taylor manages to avoid. Taylor slows the assault but only momentarily as Catterall comes back with a triple jab! He is on the front foot right now he's really going for it!
Just as it looks as if Catterall might be able to land at will Taylor stops his advance with a jab that snaps his head back.
In the final minute the pace slows, Taylor holds on and regroups. In the final seconds Catterall lands two huge shots to the midsection and a left that nearly pushes tailor over the top rope! The bell comes and that's the end of that! What a round four Catterall!
The fourth round starts with Taylor in the middle of the ring and Catterall circling around the outside. Taylor goes in close pushing Catterall onto the ropes and lands a beautiful right hook to the midsection. Catterall smiles and works his way out.
Again Taylor pushes Catterall on to the ropes and this time Catterall grabs hold and ties him up. Catterall lands a beautiful one too and follows it up with a right hook and then overhand left finishing the round strong!
The third round opens with another clash of heads. The referee calls time and brings them together giving them both a warning to mine their heads as they go in.
As the round properly gets underway they're both still probing trying to work their jab trying to get inside. Taylor goes in hard throws that right hook left hook lands to the body. Catterall response with a beautiful left straight into the attacking Taylor. Again a clash of heads stops proceedings.
This has been an absolute war! Both men are standing toe to toe and throwing as hard as they can! Another clash of heads and the referee breaks them.
Catterall paws out that jab, trying to keep Taylor at a distance.
Catterall comes out and looks very sharp in this round. He lands a nice jab and follows it with a left hook. Taylor is not unduly worried and it's continuing to move forward throwing double jabs and trying to step inside of that long right hand.
Both men are throwing feints and Taylor comes off the better with a double hook to the ribs. An accidental clash of heads and there's a time out. Both men retreat to neutral corners. The referee checks that they're OK and gets proceedings back underway.
Catterall lands an uppercut with the right and follows it with a big left hook. Taylor responds with a left of his own both men are showing red marks around the eyes. Taylor leaps in and lands a big left hook but Catterall responds with three stiff jabs right on the bell.
Everyone's ready there's the bell and we are off both men come out to the center of the ring both fighting from the southpaw stance. Catterall unloads with an early combination that misses its mark. Taylor leaps forward with a feint and Catterall responds aggressively. After probing with their jabs both finally come together in a clinch as Catterall Lands a stiff jab on the way out.
The First Direct Arena in Leeds is rocking! The fans are really up for this bout and they go wild as Jack Catterall enters the ring. The first fight between these two was in Glasgow, on Josh Taylor's home turf, now they have crossed the border and are fighting in England, in front of a crowd that is fully behind Catterall.
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall [super lightweight]
Now we move to the main event! A rematch two years in the making as Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall clash for honor and vengeance. There is no love lost between these two and both will feel like they have to win tonight to remain in that top level of competiton at this weight.
AND THE NEW: Cheavon Clarke is British Cruiserweight champion
What a sudden turn! The fight looked even pegging in the first couple of rounds, before Clarke was slowly pulling out front. And when the knockout came, it came in an instant!
Cheavon Clarke wins by KO
Again clock stays on his feet between the rounds! This is normally a tactic reserved for fighters who are having trouble, feel their legs getting tired, but strangely Clarke looks to be the fresher of the two fighters.
Zorro comes off of his stool and tries to get something going, jabbing and trying to move, but you can see that his legs are heavy. Clarke takes advantage of this by leaning on him, holding him. As the two men clinch Zorro grabs on and again the referee calls time and gives him a warning for holding.
Clarke lands a very nice short right hand! Zorro leans in and works on the body. A very heavy right hand drops Zorro! Zorro is completely gone he cannot beat the count! Oh, dear! When that came it came quickly!
Interestingly Clarke stayed on his feet between rounds. That could mean that he is getting tired and his corner wanted to keep him up. As the seventh gets started he is the busier of the two still moving nicely showing good lateral movement.
Ohh! Zorro comes in looking for a jab and Clark lands a heavy left right on his chin! He's weathered it well, but there is no doubt that that changed his tone for this round. Zorro is now a man who is covering and looking to get to the bell.
We are at the halfway point in this fight and Clarke is still aggressively coming forward. Zorro has been trying to throw a counter right uppercut. Clearly, he thinks that he can land that, feels that Clarke is open to it.
Zorro comes forward behind that double jab and Clarke throws a hard overhand right just missing. Again the fighters come together and now the referee calls time to have a word with both of them. He seems to be rebuking them saying that they are leading with their heads.
As the round comes to an end they both trade big right hooks. Both land one both miss one.
Clarke has upped his work rate this round back to the activity we saw at the beginning of the fight. Zorro is doing his best to hold him off with a stiff jab and backpedaling. Now Zorro comes forward and throws two heavy right hands.
The two men come together and grapple yet again, drawing the rebuke from the referee.
Zorro comes out with a beautiful combination a jab a right hook and a left upper cut that just misses. Clark comes back with a lovely right hand of his own. Clarke is trying to stay mobile but his movement is now all forward and back, no longer horizontal as it was in the first two rounds.
As the men grapple in the middle of the ring they each trade shots to the ribs. As they break Zorro lands a stiff double jab to which Clark replies with a big right overhand that just misses its mark.
Clarke comes out on the attack landing an overhand right to get things started. To his credit Zorro is staying compact, nice and tight, keeping his guard up, snapping that jab out crisply.
Some of the urgency that Clarke showed in the first two rounds is beginning to fade. The jab of Zorro is giving him pause.
Both men come out throwing the jab trying to find a way in. Each has success but each is giving up shots as well. Ohh! Zorro lands an enormous right hand! Clarke is not fazed at all and comes back with a stiff 1-2 at the midsection.
Now it is Clarke's turn to land an enormous right hand! Again his opponent is not overly worried by it.
Both men have given and taken a lot of punishment. These shots are thunderous. You have to wonder how long they can each keep up this pace. As the round ends Zorro lands are very nice counter right.
Now into the bigger weight divisions as both men come out fighting from the orthodox side. Clarke is straight on the offensive almost running to meet his opponent in the middle of the ring. Zorro lands a nice check hook to slow the attack. The two men grapple and separate but neither is backing away as they stand in the middle of the ring and trade punches.
Zorro throws a double jab and back pedals away. Clarke is bouncing, dancing side to side, and comes in with a nice one two.
As the round ends they both trade jabs.
Cheavon Clarke vs Ellis Zorro [Vacant British Cruiserweight Title]
Now a battle for the vacant British Cruiserweight title as south London's Ellis Zorro takes on Kent's Cheavon Clarke.
AND STILL: Paddy Donovan retains the WBA European Continental Welterweight title
After that masterful display, Paddy Donovan retains the WBA European Continental Welterweight title. He stays undefeated at 14-0 and moves one step closer to a world title bout.
Paddy Donovan wins by TKO
Paddy Donovan has never been this far into a fight. Perhaps that's why he seems so eager to end it he stays on the attack. He lands a left, a right, another left! Ritson stumbles back into the corner and Howard Foster has seen enough jumping in between them and waving it off! That's it!
As the eighth round gets started this is a completely different look out of Donovan. No longer working off the back foot looking for counters he is holding the middle of the ring meeting ritson head to head and working the inside. They trade punches as rits and lands a lovely right but Donovan is really unloading he lands a jab uppercut after uppercut and the Englishman is looking really tired. Donovan bullies him back into the corner and unloads both hands left and right Ritson and throws one back but it really can't do anything to slow the attack by the Irishman. Howard Foster is having a very good look at this. Donovan lands another left, a hook, an uppercut. Howard Foster is getting closer both of these fighters looked gassed. The round ends and Ritson looks to be completely finished. Donovan didn't quite have enough in the tank to put it away but you have the feeling that it's not far.
Ritson comes out and charges forward like a bull, lowering his head and pushing Donovan backwards. Donovan is doing good work with his hands landing quick jabs uppercuts with the left and the right trying to push Ritson back. Once again the two boxes get their feet tangled. That was what led to the knock down last round. As Donovan is in the corner holding ritson at arm’s length, ritson lands a very nice right hand to the chin.
Donovan has changed tactic bullying his way forward pushing Ritson and back.
At the halfway point Donovan is certainly cruising and while Ritson looks game he is simply being outclassed so far. To be completely fair to him, ritzen has upped the aggression this round. Coming forward he swings a wild right hand and Donovan goes to the mat flat of his back! Again no knock down says Howard Foster. That was a slip.
The two fighters come together Donovan perhaps embarrassed by going down seems more willing to stay on the front foot and this is playing directly into Ritson's hands. Written lands are lovely left hook to the ribs follows it up with a beautiful right hand to Donovan's chin. The Irishman seems to be enraged by this and is now going on the attack. This could be an awful idea. Donovan has had such success off the back foot why would he change now?
As the round starts we see that the punches landed by Donovan on nearly two to one better than those landed by Ritson. The Englishman is taking a lot of punishment being forced to lunge forward and more often than not missing with his wild swings as the Irishman is live and quick slipping and moving backpedaling and turning his opponent.
Another lunge from Ritson sees his hand get caught under the arm of Donovan and he is dragged to his knees. No knockdown says Howard Foster.
The round begins as the others ended with Donovan jabbing moving back pedaling, Ritson looking a little bit undone but still manages to land a very nice left hook to the Irishman’s chin. Ritson has a very strange style lunging often looking flustered, but when paired with Donovan, who likes to fight off the back foot, that will ultimately lead to the fight being pushed on to the ropes were Ritson has done some very nice work.
The final minute sees Donovan sizing his man up holding that right jab holding that right hand straight out trying to time his opponent. Ritson seems happy to allow this and push forward, taking a bit of punishment in order that he can land his heavy punches.
Donovan seems to be in control boxing off the back foot, content to back pedal and counter. Ritson continues to march his man down getting in close taking a lot of punishment but delivering big punishing right hands in return.
Again Donovan backs away and again Ritson walks forward until Donovan counters with that left to the body. The two fighters come close as Donovan is backed onto the ropes and Ritson does some very nice work on the inside working the body beautifully.
Donovan seems to have timed Ritson well dodging that right hand and coming back with a beautiful left hook on the counter. Ritson stays in the centre of the ring jabbing and forcing Donovan around the outside.
The quicker of the two men is definitely Donovan his head movement is impressive and he quickly avoids the attack from Ritson landing a nice left in response.
Once again Ritson lunges forward and it's quickly turned by the southpaw, an act which draws a rebuke from referee Howard Foster. A right to the body is met by a quick 1-2 and a left upper cut from Donovan.
As things get started Donovan comes out in the southpaw stance, circling around the edge of the ring. Ritson who works orthodox, jumps on the attack and goes in with a booming right hand that catches Donovan flush. The Irishman recovers and works nicely behind the jab keeping Ritson at bay.
Paddy Donovan vs Lewis Ritson [WBA Continental Welterweight Title]
And now we have another title fight on the card as Paddy Donovan takes on Lewis Ritson for the WBA European Continental Welterweight Title.
AND THE NEW: Gary Cully wins by UD
The judges at ringside saw it as:
98-92
96-94
96-94
all for the winner by unanimous decision, and the new WBA European Continental Lightweight champion, Gary Cully.
The final round of the bout and Patera jumps straight onto the attack. While he has thrown and landed tons of power punches, he is being out jabbed 100 to one by Cully. If this goes to points, he is in trouble, which is perhaps why Patera is going all out for the knockout. Cully stays on the move, sticking and jabbing, pedalling away from trouble and leaving Patera swinging at thin air.
Patera lands some big powerful right hands as we enter the final thirty seconds. He is now pounding away and really doing damage here. The bell sounds and while Patera won that round, and did a lot to keep it close, it is likely to be a Cully win.
Let's see what the judges say.
Patera stays on the front foot, perhaps looking a little like desperation now. Cully is working nicely off the back foot and even doing good work off the ropes. A lovely counter left lands and blood pours from Patera's nose. He has the look of a fighter who is frustrated and taking increasingly greater risks.
Patera is coming forward again and lands a nice right hand that snaps Cully's head back. The Irishman responds with his own hard left and both men are in the middle of the ring, trading shots.
Patera backs away for perhaps the first time in the fight and Cully comes forward, perhaps egged on by confidence and gets caught with a lovely counter right.
The pace slows toward the end of the round and Cully makes nice inroads with that left uppercut.
Patera is staying on the front foot, really pushing forward onto Cully now but the Irishman is holiding his ground and landing counter left hands with enough frequency to keep the attack in check.
The Belgian looks far more comfortable on the inside and lands a big left hook there that looks to have shaken Cully. Once again, the Irishman backpedals and gets out of trouble.
Both fighters come out and try to hold the middle ground. They go into a clinch and begin to try to work inside, each of them changing tack. Cully backs away and goes back to working the outside as Patera seems to be ever more aggressive. The Belgian really is applying pressure now he's bullying the Irishman around pushing him onto the ropes and work in those ribs. Ohh! Patera comes forward and lands a beautiful overhand right! Cully immediately gets onto his bike backpedaling away and making the Belgian miss with the next.
Patera comes out and throws an overhand right that lands nicely to start the round. He looks to have upped his work rate slightly going more on the attack. Ohh! Patera is going for broke really trying to land that overhand right most of them are missing but every once in a while he lands a nice one.
As we enter the last minute we see exactly the problem with that whenever he does miss Cully can land that left hand clean he's wide open.
The final ten seconds sees Patera leap forward and land a nice right hand. Good round by the Belgian.
Cully now pawing out that jab trying to hold patera at arm’s length. He is the taller rangier fighter, but the Belgian is stalking nicely trying to work inside trying to find that opening. Patera lands a beautiful right to the midriff that makes the Irishman wince, right on the belt it could be argued it might be a bit low but the fight continues.
Ohh! Patera pushes Cully onto the ropes lands two shots to the ribs before Cully lands a beautiful left hook to stop the attack.
Both fighters are still trying to hold the center of the ring and this is better from Cully who is more willing to stand his ground rather than back away. Patera works him onto the ropes and lands two nice left hooks to the ribs. Cully doing nice work joining those punches together going with right hook left to the body then sticking that jab out before bringing that left uppercut really working Patera's body.
Patera is now showing a bit of wear on his left eye. It isn't yet cut or swollen but it is marked up. Two very nice shots from Cully as he draws Patera onto that left hook twice.
The round ends with a very nice three punch combination from Patera.
Patera comes out aggressive as Cully seems to be more willing to hold his ground. Cully throws a very nice left uppercut to the midriff. The Irishman is trying to work Patera around onto that left hand but the Belgian is dealing nicely with it. Ohh! A great right hand from Patera! Cully is beginning to show redness around his eye but is still throwing punches in flashes of flurries, twos and threes rather than single shots.
Round one starts and Cully works southpaw the reigning champion as patera works from the orthodox side. Patera takes the center of the ring. Both fighters are probing with jabs trying to find a way in but both are mostly finding the guard of their opponent. Cully is staying on the move and just dipping in to pepper his opponent with quick jabs. Patera throws a very nice right hand that catches Cully flush. As the round ends Patera is growing in confidence.
Gary Cully vs Francesco Patera [WBA Continental Lightweight Title]
Now we move on to a title fight as Ireland’s Gary Cully takes on Belgium’s Francesco Patera for the WBA European Continental Lightweight title.
That was a wonderful display by the young fighter from London and he certainly has a lot of skill behind him. He will definitely want to work on keeping those hands up as he climbs the levels of competition someone sooner or later will find him out if he keeps that guard so low. But for today what a great win!
Giorgio Visioli wins by TKO
The fourth round begins with the two fighters coming together in a clinch. This is not a bad strategy from Odabai. Visioli has been dancing around the edges of the ring and has been almost impossible for the Austrian to hit perhaps he should keep him in close. Odabai lands a nice right hand as Visioli gets a little bit sloppy.
A beautiful left hand to the midriff drops the Austrian he takes a nine count and takes his feet but referee Howard Foster has seen enough and waves the fight off.
It was a short left hook that caught him flush. What an ending!
Visioli comes out with a very nice left uppercut his jab is getting through with regularity. A lot of stick-and-move type boxing going on by the Brit. That jab snaps out very nicely again catches Odabai, but the Austrian catches him with a right on the way out. That right hand jab seems like it can't miss it's finding the Austrian every time he throws it. Visioli is dancing quite nicely moving light on his feet and it looks like the Austrian is hurt. A shot on the belt earns a second warning from the ref.
Visioli comes out throwing a very quick jab snapping the head back of Odabai. Odabai is still holding the center of the ring but he’s stalking a little bit closer, a little bit more aggressively. As Visioli comes forward he's finding that counter and lunging forward. Still a solid round for the Repton man but much better by the Austrian.
Visioli comes out working southpaw as Odabai works orthodox. Visioli has a very wide stance.
Visioli is really throwing combinations with both hands prowling around the edge of the ring. He keeps his hands very low, Odabai has got the center of the ring. This is something that perhaps as his career moves on Visioli may need to look at keeping those hands higher. He's he's very quick and perhaps he relies on that a little too much his keeps the hand very low and it's something that they're going to want to work on at the famous Repton boxing club that he is a member of. He's very quick and he's awkward because he's a southpaw but sooner or later they'll come home to catch him.
Giorgio Visioli vs Sergio Odabai [lightweight]
We are now ready to join the main card live! The first bout of the main card is Austria's Sergio Odabai taking on Britain's Giorgio Visioli in a six-round lightweight contest.
As the Scottish prize fighter prepares to take on England's Jack Catterall, here's a look at exactly what the story is behind his patriotic nickname. Read the full article here.
Preliminary match results
Emmanuel Buttigieg vs Anas Isarti [super welterweight]
In a career-starter, Emmanuel Buttigieg dominated Anas Isarti from bell to bell, and got a solid six-round decision win. With that win, the 19-year-old Buttigieg moves to 4-0 as his development continues.
George Liddard vs Graham McCormack [welterweight]
George Liddard is known as the Billericay Bomber and he lived up to his name as he came out throwing bombs and dropped McCormack twice inside of two minutes. The second shot was too much for McCormack and he was counted out. With that performance, Liddard moves to 7-0.
The Full Card
Main Card
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall [super lightweight]
Cheavon Clarke vs Ellis Zorro [Vacant British Cruiserweight Title]
Paddy Donovan vs Lewis Ritson [WBA Continental Welterweight Title]
Gary Cully vs Francesco Patera [WBA Continental Lightweight Title]
Giorgio Visioli vs Sergio Odabai [lightweight]
Preliminary card
George Liddard vs Graham McCormack [welterweight]
Emmanuel Buttigieg vs Anas Isarti [super welterweight]
The main undercard is set to get underway at 2pm ET / 11am PT.
Tale of the tape
Josh Taylor
Age: 33
Country: United Kingdom
Height: 5ft 10in
Reach: 69.5”
Record: 19-1-0
Jack Catterall
Age: 30
Country: United Kingdom
Height: 5ft 7in
Reach: 69”
Record: 28-1-0
WELCOME!!!
Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall as Hate Runs Deep in the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.
Two years ago, Josh Taylor was roundly criticised by British boxing fans for choosing to face Teofimo Lopez instead of giving Jack Catterall his well-deserved rematch. At the time, Taylor was the undefeated, undisputed super-lightweight world champion and Catterall had taken him to a contentious split decision. Around the fight world, the consensus was that an immediate rematch was the only way to settle it.
Instead of the rematch, however, Taylor chose to take a fight for bigger money in New York against Teofimo Lopez. Taylor looked completely washed out and lost his WBO belt in a stinker to Lopez. Since then, every other belt has vacated and parcelled out to other fighters, with Taylor left with none of his previous silverware.
Now, the rematch is on, and these two will be fighting for a shot at moving closer to a title fight or at least a little bit of pride. Catterall is determined to end Taylor’s career tonight while the Scot is determined to show that he still has what it takes to mix it at the top level.
On the undercard are a trio of European and British titles with perhaps the most tasty the clash between Paddy Donovan and Lewis Ritson.