Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall certainly pulled no punched as they spoke in front of the media head of this weekend’s undisputed title showdown.
Unbeaten fighters collide as Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) defends his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super-lightweight titles against Catterall (26-0, 13 KOs) at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
The final press conference took place on Thursday, and both Taylor and Catterall let each other know what they can expect to see on fight night.
Catterall said: “It’s a challenge that I’m relishing. I feel the fight week buzz now. I got a good reception at the public workout and I’m excited to get stuck in on Saturday.
“It’s been a long journey to get to this point. I’ve been mandatory for two years with a lot of roadblocks in the way, but I can put that behind me now. We’re two days away from the fight and I’m excited to get in there.
“I congratulated Josh when he became undisputed last year, and I wanted him to win the fight. I’m not coming here to make up the numbers, I’ve been in the gym working continuously for this opportunity.
“The respect is there, but me and Josh both know when the bell goes on Saturday that we’re going to punch each other’s heads in.”
Two MTK Global fighters are also in action on the undercard, as Mark McKeown takes on Laszlo Szoke, and Bilal Fawaz meets Malam Varela. McKeown was present at the undercard press conference, and he is excited to compete on a big stage.
