Jack Catterall had his post-fight party all planned out. The 29-year-old flew out some of his closest friends and family to the SSE Hydro, in Glasgow early last year and boarded their plane with Champagne and balloons. Although he was viewed as a gigantic underdog, Catterall(27-1, 13 KOs) told all who would listen that his pathway to becoming an undisputed champion was a clear and realistic one.

A dozen rounds and 35 minutes later - and Catterall began to celebrate. At times, Catterall made it look easy against Josh Taylor. He frustrated the undisputed champ, leading to his point reduction in the 11th for punching after the bell. He also seemingly solidified his win after dropping Taylor in the later rounds. Still, despite all that he did, two of the three judges sitting ringside threw major water on his parade.

For roughly the next year, Catterall did his best to lock in an immediate rematch. Ultimately, injuries and boxing politics didn’t quite allow it to happen.

Taylor would eventually take his disputed win and move forward. Just a few short weeks ago, Taylor made his first ring appearance since then, taking on Teofimo Lopez.

Initially, Catterall was expecting Taylor to take care of business but his jaw nearly hit the ground as Lopez dominated the former champ.

Although he doesn’t know Lopez personally, Catterall is somewhat vexed that Lopez got to Taylor before he could.

“It’s disappointing that I didn't get to beat up Taylor and Lopez did,” Catterall told Boxing News. “It is what it is.”

His titles are gone, his undefeated record is a thing of the past, and his aura of invincibility has melted away. Still, retirement isn’t on Taylor’s mind. His time at 140 pounds, however, is ostensibly over with.

Taylor has flirted with the idea of moving to the welterweight division before but Lopez may have made that commitment and decision for him. Revenge though, is still something that Catterall dreams about, maybe not as much as he once did but it’s still on his mind.

Would Catterall still be willing to run things back? Possibly. But at this point, he’s convinced that a win over Taylor doesn’t hold the same weight that it once did.

“I think he’s shot to pieces. He's had a great career we can’t deny that. I would love to beat him up again but he doesn't bring much to the table in that regard.”