When a former high school valedictorian and Olympic boxer born into a fighting family rips off a streak of knockout wins in each of his first 17 professional fights, he should be taken at his word when he claims to be “on a mission.” Yet the crusades lasted more than two centuries. Alexander the Great
Month: May 2024
The controversy of Jack Catterall’s and Josh Taylor’s first meeting overshadowed the fact that it wasn’t particularly watchable. That wasn’t the case this time, as Catterall and Josh Taylor put on 12 excellent rounds of back-and-forth action before “El Gato” walked away with the unanimous decision. Save for a solid third round that saw Taylor
JACK CATTERALL admitted to feeling a lot of relief after last night’s win over Josh Taylor as he now turns his attention to challenging for a world title in the future. The 30-year-old defeated the former undisputed super-lightweight champion by unanimous decision in Leeds, 27 months after he lost a controversial split decision to Taylor
James Regan May 25, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEEDS, England — Jack Catterall got the revenge he has craved for so long, beating Josh Taylor by unanimous decision in their junior welterweight rematch in Leeds on Saturday night. After losing the first fight in controversial fashion in February 2022 in Scotland, Catterall
Bill Haney has called for Ryan Garcia to be banned from boxing after Garcia tested positive for the substance ostarine ahead of his fight with Devin Haney, Bill’s son, on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia scored three knockdowns while claiming a majority decision against his Californian rival and current
By: Sean Crose The two men had met before. Back in 2022, Jack Catterall and Josh Taylor met in Scotland and fought a close, if not thrilling, twelve round battle for the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO junior welterweight titles. Taylor ended up walking out of the ring that night with the four belts and
TWICE now ringside judges have tarnished Jack Catterall’s night, albeit in two very different ways. First time they somehow contrived to make him a loser in a fight he clearly won, whereas last night (May 25) in Leeds they overcorrected that mistake by having him widely win a fight that was clearly close. That, for
THE RESULT: Christian Mbilli blasted away Oldham’s Mark Heffron in round one of their 10-rounder at the Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan. The Montreal-based French-Cameroonian landed a left hook to the body that took every ounce of fight from Heffron, who was counted out by Michael Griffin after 40 seconds of the first round. Mbilli
Super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli had just about the easiest night imaginable in Shawinigan this evening, smashing Britain’s Mark Heffron with a body shot just 40 seconds into the first round. Heffron (30-4-1, 24 KO) came out throwing left hooks, but the fight seemed to leave him the moment Mbilli (27-0, 23 KO) touched his
James Regan May 25, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEEDS, England — The rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall was a thrilling battle, cheered on by an emphatic crowd Saturday night, but the outcome still leaves plenty of questions for both fighters to answer. Catterall, 30, of Lancashire, England, earned a unanimous
Bob Arum labelled as a “disgrace” the scorecards for Josh Taylor’s rematch with Jack Catterall. The 30-year-old Catterall was a deserved winner at the conclusion of 12 entertaining rounds at Leeds’ First Direct Arena, even if two scores of 117-111 and a third of 116-113 were, even according to Catterall’s promoter Eddie Hearn, too wide.
THE RESULT: Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor by a unanimous 12-round decision. Judges Kieran McCann and Mark Bates scored it 117-111 in favour of the Chorley man, while Lee Every had it slightly closer at 116-113. Kevin Parker refereed. KEY MOMENTS: A second-round head clash could’ve been pivotal, but both men escaped without damage. The
Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence Jr have a deal in place for a fight in October, according to ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger. The fight — which would take place in the Dallas area, possibly at AT&T Stadium if a date is available — would see Fundora defend the WBC and WBO super welterweight titles against Spence,
THE RESULT: Cheavon Clarke is the new British cruiserweight champion after stopping Ellis Zorro in round eight. Referee Mark Bates waved it off with Zorro being in no position to continue. KEY MOMENTS: In round six, Clarke upped the pace and started working at an uncomfortable pace for his opponent. Things unravelled for Zorro, who
During what was always likely going to be a tense fight week, Jamie Moore affords himself a laugh. His boxer, Jack Catterall, is preparing for the grudge fight of the year so far, against his old rival Josh Taylor. They will meet at the First Direct Arena in Leeds tonight (May 25) in a rerun
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall square off once again in a long-awaited rematch following a highly contentious first fight in 2022. Undercard action begins on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel from 5.30pm UK, 12.30pm ET and 10.30am PT. [embedded content] Taylor vs Catterall Weights and Running Order 6 x 3 mins International Super-Welterweight contestLELI BUTTIGIEG 157.6
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall officially renew hostilities today in Leeds, meeting in a 12-round, rematch main event, 27 months after their hugely controversial first fight in Glasgow. In the interim, Taylor has given up three of the belts he held then, and lost the fourth to Teofimo Lopez last year. Catterall, who took the
James Regan May 24, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall weighed in 0.2 pounds heavier than Josh Taylor. Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images LEEDS, England — Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall faced off for the last time before their highly anticipated rematch at an emotionally charged weigh-in on Friday. Taylor topped the
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