
Taylor: Catterall can’t compare with Lopez, Prograis or Postol
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall completed their press tour and retreated to their gyms to prepare for their eagerly awaited rematch on April 27.

Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall completed their press tour and retreated to their gyms to prepare for their eagerly awaited rematch on April 27.

The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Top super lightweight contender Elvis Rodriguez continued his rapid ascent with an impressive seventh-round TKO of former champion Viktor Postol, who was stopped on his feet for the second straight fight at this venue.

Rodriguez, Postol Fight Photos Gallery - Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan - In a junior welterweight clash, Elvis Rodriguez (15-1-1, 13 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career with a seventh round stoppage over former world champion Viktor Postol (31-5, 12 KOs). (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey)

Elvis Rodriguez produced the most noteworthy win of his career Saturday night. The Dominican southpaw stopped Ukrainian veteran Viktor Postol early in the seventh round of their Showtime co-feature at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Rodriguez (15-1-1, 13 KOs) dropped Postol with a right hook late in the sixth round and rocked the former WBC super lightweight champion with another right hook early in the seventh round, which prompted referee Celestino Ruiz to step between them to halt the action just 23 seconds into the seventh round.

Viktor Postol resisted as long as he could. The former WBC super lightweight champion passed on a fight with Elvis Rodriguez several times because he knows the Dominican southpaw well and Rodriguez works with Postol’s former trainer, Freddie Roach. Once his already lengthy layoff extended beyond one year, though, Postol accepted a fight with Rodriguez that’ll take place Saturday night on the Frank Martin-Artem Harutyunyan undercard.

Elvis Rodriguez couldn’t be more familiar with the experienced ex-champion he will encounter Saturday night. The Dominican southpaw sparred countless rounds versus Viktor Postol at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in West Hollywood, California. Roach was the head trainer for Ukraine’s Postol and Rodriguez when they went at it all those

Errol Spence Jr. considers Terence Crawford’s victory over Viktor Postol the best win of Crawford’s career. Postol appreciates Spence’s praise, yet the former WBC super lightweight champion can’t see Spence beating Crawford two weeks from Saturday night. Ukraine’s Postol predicted during an interview with BoxingScene.com not only that

Rodriguez, Postol Weights Photos Gallery - Fighters competing on this Saturday’s tripleheader headlined by undefeated top contender Frank “The Ghost” Martin battling undefeated Olympic bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan in a WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator took part in the official weigh-in on Friday before they step into the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)

The odds on the Frank Martin-Artem Harutyunyan fight are much wider than the half a pound that separated the undefeated lightweight contenders on the scale Friday in Las Vegas.

Martin, Harutyunyan Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Fighters competing on this Saturday’s tripleheader headlined by undefeated top contender Frank “The Ghost” Martin battling undefeated Olympic bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan in a WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator previewed their respective matchups during a press conference on Thursday before they step into the ring live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)