Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall
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| Date | 26 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light-welterweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor wins via Split Decision (112-113, 114-111, 113-112) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall was a professional boxing match contested between undisputed light-welterweight champion, Josh Taylor, and the WBO's mandatory challenger, Jack Catterall. The event took place on 26 February 2022, at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Taylor's split decision victory was controversial, with the British Boxing Board of Control launching an investigation into the scoring in the aftermath of the fight.[1] A rematch between Taylor and Catterall is scheduled to take place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 18th May 2024.[2]
Background[edit]
In January 2019, Catterall was installed as the number one challenger to WBO champion Maurice Hooker.[3] After Hooker lost his title in a unification fight against WBC champion José Ramírez in July, the WBO ordered Ramírez to face Catterall in a mandatory defence. However, the WBC also ordered Ramírez to face their mandatory challenger, Viktor Postol. Ramírez chose to fight Postol with the agreement that the winner face Catterall next. Less than 48 hours after Ramírez defeated Postol in August 2020, he was again ordered to face Catterall next.[4] In October, Catterall had confirmed that he agreed to a "step-aside" deal to allow Ramírez to face unified WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring champion, Josh Taylor, for the undisputed light-welterweight title, again with the agreement that Catterall face the winner next.[5]
Taylor defeated Ramírez via unanimous decision on 22 May 2021.[6] Days after his victory, Taylor said of Catterall, "Jack Catterall was decent enough to let me do this fight first. He's been mandatory for some time. He agreed to step aside to let this fight happen. You can see his point, there's method in his madness. If that fight's next, he's got the chance to become undisputed champion. He's made a good choice."[6]
In August, ESPN reported that terms had been agreed between Taylor and Catterall to meet on 18 December at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.[7] It was announced by Taylor on 21 October that he had suffered an injury, and thus the fight would be postponed to 26 February 2022.[8]
A few details on the undercard were announced late January which includes a ten round bout between Robeisy Ramirez and Eric Donovan.[9] A recent new signing from Top Rank[10] will host a debut match for Kieran Molloy against an opponent yet to be named.
Fight card[edit]
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Light-welterweight | Josh Taylor (c) | def. | Jack Catterall | SD | 12/12 | Note 1 | |
| Featherweight | Robeisy Ramirez | def. | Eric Donovan | TKO | 3/10 | 1:04 | |
| Heavyweight | Nick Campbell | def. | Jay McFarlane | TKO | 7/10 | 2:18 | Note 2 |
| Featherweight | Kurt Walker | def. | Jaroslav Hriadel | TKO | 1/4 | 2:03 | Note 3 |
| Light-middleweight | Kieran Molloy | def. | Damian Esquisabel | TKO | 2/6 | 0:33 | Note 4 |
| Welterweight | Paddy Donovan | def. | Miroslav Serban | TKO | 6/6 | 0:56 | |
| Featherweight | Mark McKeown | def. | Engel Gomez | PTS | 6/6 | ||
| Super-welterweight | Bilal Fiwaz | def. | Malam Varela | TKO | 3/4 | 3:00 | |
| Super-bantamweight | Ebonie Jones | vs. | Effy Kathopouli | Draw | 6/6 | ||
| Cruiserweight | Scott Forrest | def. | Erik Nazaryan | TKO | 2/6 | 1:08 | Note 5 |
^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light-welterweight titles
^Note 2 For vacant Scottish Area heavyweight title
^Note 3 Walker's professional debut
^Note 4 Molloy's professional debut
^Note 5 Forest's professional debut
References[edit]
- ^ Media, P. A. (28 February 2022). "Taylor v Catterall: investigation launched into controversial scoring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall set to rematch after contentious first super-lightweight clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Jack Catterall Pumped at Being WBO No. 1 For Maurice Hooker". Boxing Scene. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Donovan, Jake. "Ramirez-Catterall Mandatory Title Fight Ordered By WBO". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Taylor v Ramirez moves closer". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b McRae, Donald (23 May 2021). "Josh Taylor drops José Ramírez twice to unify all four junior welterweight belts". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Coppinger, Mike (6 August 2021). "Sources: Taylor set to defend belts vs. Catterall". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Josh Taylor 'gutted' after injury delays bout with Jack Catterall in Glasgow". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Random Hits. "Robeisy Ramirez vs. Eric Donovan Added To Taylor-Catterall Card". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Irish amateur star Kieran Molloy inks a deal with Top Rank". The Ring. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.