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By Ron Lewis - Josh Taylor received a gift from the judges as he kept hold of his undisputed world super-lightweight title with a controversial split decision in Glasgow. Catterall had been unbeaten in 26 fights going in but had not boxed in Taylor’s class and was widely written off.
Taylor, Catterall Scorecard BoxingScene Live - After Josh Taylor won the undisputed junior welterweight title last May, he wanted to defend all four belts, and do it in front of the Scottish faithful. (photos by Lawrence Lustig, Mikey Williams)
Bob Arum doesn’t expect Josh Taylor to break the modern-day mold of fighting more than twice a year. The head of Top Rank Inc. was recently asked if he has plans to ensure that Taylor, the undisputed champion in the 140-pound division and Arum’s client, will maintain a more active fighting schedule than has been the case in the recent past.
Josh Taylor could barely walk up and down a flight of stairs in October, let alone complete the rigorous roadwork required to get into championship shape.
A welterweight showdown with Terence Crawford could lure Josh Taylor to the 147-pound limit if he handles huge underdog Jack Catterall accordingly Saturday night in Glasgow, Scotland.
Jack Catterall is a huge underdog when he takes on Josh Taylor for all the junior welterweight marbles in Scotland this weekend, but don’t try telling him or his team that.
Ohara Davies believes Josh Taylor could stop Jack Catterall when the pair meet in an undisputed clash on Saturday night. New Probellum signing Davies has fought both men and reckons that a “focused” Taylor can defend his super-lightweight belts with a statement KO win in Glasgow this weekend.
Josh Taylor never envisioned becoming an undisputed world champion when he was a kid. The Scottish southpaw strongly believed back then he could win one world title, yet not the requisite four belts to fully unify in a division. It isn’t lost on the undefeated Taylor that he exceeded even his own expectations when he out-pointed another undefeated fighter, Jose Ramirez, in his last bout to become boxing’s sixth fully unified champion in any division during the four-belt era.
By Cliff Rold - How does one follow up the complete unification of a division? In the case of Jr. welterweight king Josh Taylor, the follow up to a unanimous decision win that included two hard knockdowns of Jose Ramirez is a Saturday homecoming in Glasgow (ESPN+, 2 PM EST). He will face WBO mandatory contender Jack Catterall of the UK in a regional showdown in front of what should be a packed, enthusiastic crowd.
Undefeated junior welterweight Jack Catterall has been unable to secure the big fights, but on Saturday night in Glasgow he finally reaches his goal of a world title shot.