Jack Catterall: record, next fight and profile →
JACK CATTERALL has revealed that he is the man doing all the talking ahead of his big fight against Ohara Davies. The Chorley man believes regular chats with gym-mate Carl Frampton are playing a key role ahead of his WBO intercontinental super-lightweight title defence against the Londoner at Leicester’s Morningside Arena on October 6.
OHARA DAVIES insists he will continue his good boy behaviour and not trash big fight rival Jack Catterall. The Hackney man’s Twitter outbursts have made him Britain’s most controversial boxer and a target for many of his Super-Lightweight rivals. He challenges Catterall (22-0) for the Chorley man’s WBO intercontinental belt at Morningside Arena, Leicester on Saturday October 6.
Ohara Davies made the first move towards winning a wager with iFL TV’s Kugan Cassius as he credited opponent Jack Catterall ahead of their October 6 showdown. ‘Two Tanks’ (18-1-KO14) has caused controversy in the past with his outspoken nature – particularly his slander of rivals – but made a bet with Cassius that he would do no such thing ahead of facing world-ranked Catterall (22-0-KO12).
WBO world-ranked Jack Catterall insists he’s disinterested in - and unconvinced by - Ohara Davies’ self-proclaimed behavioural changes. Lancashire’s Catterall (22-0-KO12) clashes with Davies (18-1-KO14) at the Leicester Arena on October 6 with some expecting the Londoner to unleash his trademark verbal explosions at some stage of the build-up.
HALL of Fame promoter Frank Warren will stage a massive night of boxing at Leicester Arena on Saturday October 6. The show will feature Britain’s number one female boxer Nicola Adams (4-0) challenging for her first world title on the BT Sport televised card. One of the biggest fights in domestic boxing takes place when Chorley’s WBO intercontinental super-lightweight champion Jack Catterall (22-0) meets WBC international super-lightweight champion Ohara Davies (18-1) with both belts at stake.
Jack Catterall and Ohara Davies will fight each other at some point during the new season. The super-lightweight duo will meet in a hotly-anticipated dust-up, with Catterall likely to put his WBO Inter-Continental title on the line. Boxing Scene was informed that the fight would take place on September 15 at the O2 Arena in London, as part of a show to be promoted by Frank Warren. But according to Warren’s latest column, “all that is left to determine is where we are going to put it on.”
Chorley’s Jack Catterall (22-0, 12 KOs) beat Tyrone McKenna on points to retain the WBO's Inter-Continental light-welterweight title in Belfast last Saturday night and the 25-year-old believes that he is on well on target for a showdown with WBO holder Maurice Hooker (24-0-3, 16 early).
Jack Catterall lined up a potential showdown with Ohara Davies by getting a win. The Chorley super-lightweight, who is rated number four with the WBO, retained his WBO Inter-Continental title against Tyrone McKenna. Catterall had a point deducted for landing a shot while McKenna was on the canvas and though referee Steve Gray didn’t take up a count, he was forced to just moments later after McKenna was dropped by a left hand from the smaller man.
THE SSE ARENA on Saturday will play host to Northern Ireland’s latest likely lad – the boxer most likely to pick up the Belfast baton from national treasure Carl Frampton in years to come. Michael Conlan, the 2012 Olympic medallist and 2015 World amateur champion, fights for the first time as a professional in his native city, having clocked up seven convincing victories since switching codes in the aftermath of the 2016 robbery in Rio where he was cruelly denied his Olympic gold medal dream.
If unbeaten ex British light-welter king Jack Catterall has any shortcomings as he storms towards a world title shot, lack of self-belief is clearly not among them. The power-packed Chorley southpaw is currently ranked fifth and rising in the queue to face WBO boss Maurice Hooker from Dallas. However, this weekend, ‘El Gato’, still only 24, gambles all against a much avoided 6ft 1in southpaw, performing in their home city.