WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is mentally geared for a looming rematch with Jack Catterall. Earlier this year, Taylor won a controversial twelve round decision over Catterall - when they collided for the undisputed junior welterweight championship.
Josh Taylor will have a new coach in his corner. The WBO champion has parted ways with Ben Davison and announced that Joe McNally will be his new head trainer. Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) made the move official on social media this week, posting a picture of himself and McNally with the
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall still want to fight each other again. Finalizing a date and a venue for their second 140-pound title fight has become problematic, though, which has left the Scottish southpaw and his English nemesis in limbo. BoxingScene.com has learned that building availability in the United
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor, says a deal is nearly finalized for a November rematch with Jack Catterall.
Jack Catterall has taken every necessary step to secure a second chance at a lasting impression. The top-rated junior welterweight has entered a multi-fight agreement with BOXXER, the UK promotional outfit confirmed Friday morning. The move allows the 29-year-old British southpaw to enter a rematch with lineal/IBF/WBO 140-pound king Josh Taylor, which will air later this year on a Sky Sports platform.
Josh Taylor is going to get the rematch he has demanded with Jack Catterall. The Scottish southpaw won a debatable split decision against England’s Catterall and retained his four 140-pound championships February 26 at OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Taylor was dissatisfied with the nature of that 12-round victory and the accompanying criticism, though, and thus pushed to face Catterall again in his next fight.