Jack Catterall: record, next fight and profile →
Sam Jones, manager for junior welterweight contender Jack Catterall, does not believe Josh Taylor is serious when he discusses his eagerness to have a rematch.
Josh Taylor needs to come back down to earth, says the manager of Jack Catterall. Scotland’s Taylor, the former undisputed 140-pound championship, caused a stir this past week when he said he rejected an offer from Matchroom Boxing to face England’s Catterall in a rematch because the presented purse was an 80% drop from his payday from the first fight.
The back and forth between super lightweight rivals Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall goes on. And on. A little friction is generally good for boxing business but Taylor and Catterall have been talking about a rematch for so long that the momentum their drama filled first fight created is in danger of grinding to a halt.
A path has been established to assign the next mandatory challengers to one of the most feared titlists in the sport. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a Jack Catterall-Richardson Hitchins junior welterweight final elimination bout. Both boxers positively responded to a November 29 invitation letter sent by the sanctioning body, with the fight formally ordered on Monday.
Junior welterweight contender Jack Catterall is still motivated to get some payback by securing a rematch with former undisputed champion Josh Taylor. In February 2022, Taylor won a controversial twelve round split decision over Catterall.
Jack Catterall is finally feeling good about himself. In 2022, Catterall believed his shining moment had finally arrived. Yet, he was forced to tuck away the balloons and place the champagne back on the shelf as two of the three judges sitting ringside gave Josh Taylor the nod.
Jorge Linares has no qualms heaping high praise on Jack Catterall. The 38-year-old veteran from Venezuela lost his fourth fight in a row to England’s Catterall last Saturday night in a 12-round junior welterweight bout at Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Opportunity knocked. A pair of fighters answered the door in a big way last weekend. Heading into last weekend, Alexis Rocha had risen in enough esteem at welterweight to be ranked in the top five by both TBRB and Ring Magazine. The WBO ranked him number one while the WBC and IBF both had him in the top ten.
In February of last year, junior welterweight contender Jack Catterall believed that he pulled off the big upset when the final bell rang for his mandatory clash with undisputed champion Josh Taylor.
Jorge Linares believes he has fought his last professional boxing match. The 38-year-old veteran from Venezuela came up short in his latest fight, a 12-round junior welterweight bout, last Saturday night against Jack Catterall at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.