This Saturday night, former undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Josh Taylor will be coming out of hibernation mode to make a rare appearance in a rematch against Jack Catterall on May 25th, The Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 — AKA 'hate runs deep' — on Saturday is potentially the most eagerly awaited rematch in boxing right now. Two years on from the most controversial of decisions that meant the Tartan Tornado kept his undisputed super lightweight world crown, El Gato final gets his chance for revenge.
Taylor won a split decision against Catterall in a fight that many fans scored in favour of the latter and the Englishman has been pushing for a rematch ever since. Their second fight has been pushed back twice as Taylor, who has only fought once since beating Catterall, suffered injuries to his foot and eye.
There may be on gold on the line for this rematch, but such is the ill-feeling between both fighters that hardly matters. Taylor's victory two years ago via split decision was called "the biggest robbery in British boxing history" by one World Boxing News after the Tartan Tornado touched the canvas in the eighth round. The 33-year-old Scottish southpaw has since lost every belt – the WBC, WBA and IBF titles to inactivity through injury and considering a move up in weight, the WBO strap in the ring to Teofimo Lopez last June – and one wonders where the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist goes next in defeat.
The rematch between Taylor and Catterall takes place tonight, Saturday 25 May, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. The main card action will start at 7pm whilst ring walks for the main event are expected to get underway just after 10pm. All fight times are subject to change depending on the results of the undercard.
Catterall has been desperate for another shot at Taylor since February 2022's controversy, which remains his only professional defeat. In October, the 30-year-old Lancastrian beat former three-weight world champion Jorge Linares – the best win of his career to date – to finally get his wish. "This isn't about belts, this is personal to me, and I can't wait to get my hands on him," he has said in the buildup. "I don't like him, I don't respect him. I'm going to end him."
A Classic Case of Failure to Launch Josh Taylor vs. Catterall is a business-level fight targeted at domestic audiences. The winner doesn’t have any hopes of dethroning one of the champions at 140. That’s a pipe dream if their promoters believe they can capture world titles. That ain’t happening. This is just a money fight and nothing more.
It would be nice to see the winner take on one of the talented opposition for a change instead of continuing to feed off of the lower level. For example, Catterall’s last two fights have been against these guys: Darragh Foley and Jorge Linares [38-years-old. Where’s the ambition? Why is the 30-year-old Catterall still fighting this level of opposition after 12 years as a pro? What we have here is a classic case of failure to launch syndrome, which is another reason fans aren’t interested in seeing Catterall and Josh Taylor fight a rematch.
Two years ago, Josh Taylor beat Catterall by a controversial decision in Glasgow, and the rematch has not happened until now. Unfortunately, it’s too late for these guys to fight, and the rematch is forlorn. Whoever wins on Saturday, it’s not going to make much difference. Josh Taylor and Catterll are not going anywhere in the 140-lb division in terms of being major players or capturing world titles, in my view. I don’t see either of these guys doing well against the killers in the division.
Whatever fan interest that was once there for the Josh Taylor-Catterall rematch is pretty much entirely gone, given that it’s been two years since they fought in 2022, and neither fighter has done their careers since. Josh Taylor was soundly beaten in his last fight in June of last year by Teofimo Lopez, and he’s not fought since. The way that Teofimo easily outboxed the 33-year-old Josh Josh Taylor, showing that he was just a phony hype job, makes it clear he’s not one of the top guys in the 140-lb division at this stage.
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Josh Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall meet again on Saturday. What’s the fight mean, and how excited can we get about it in 2024? PLUS: Lawrence Okolie returns as a bridgerweight in Poland!
Josh Taylor hasn't fought since June 2023, when he was thoroughly outboxed by Teofimo Lopez, who won a unanimous decision that probably should've been wider than it was in totality.
Josh Taylor's been largely stalled due to inactivity. The Lopez bout is his only one since the aforementioned Catterall bout 27 months ago. He hasn't fought twice in a year since 2019, and this coming fight will be just his third in 36 months.
Also, the last two times we saw him, he lost – only once on record, but you get the point.
Josh Taylor, big for the weight class, has been toying with moving to welterweight for years but hasn't. He's now 33, again dropping to 140 pounds, and is coming off inactivity.
Meanwhile, the younger Catterall, 30 until this coming July, has been more active. He is coming off two wins since the Josh Taylor bout.
This Saturday night, former undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Josh Taylor will be coming out of hibernation mode to make a rare appearance in a rematch against Jack Catterall on May 25th, The Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 — AKA 'hate runs deep' — on Saturday is potentially the most eagerly awaited rematch in boxing right now. Two years on from the most controversial of decisions that meant the Tartan Tornado kept his undisputed super lightweight world crown, El Gato final gets his chance for revenge.
Taylor won a split decision against Catterall in a fight that many fans scored in favour of the latter and the Englishman has been pushing for a rematch ever since. Their second fight has been pushed back twice as Taylor, who has only fought once since beating Catterall, suffered injuries to his foot and eye.
There may be on gold on the line for this rematch, but such is the ill-feeling between both fighters that hardly matters. Taylor's victory two years ago via split decision was called "the biggest robbery in British boxing history" by one World Boxing News after the Tartan Tornado touched the canvas in the eighth round. The 33-year-old Scottish southpaw has since lost every belt – the WBC, WBA and IBF titles to inactivity through injury and considering a move up in weight, the WBO strap in the ring to Teofimo Lopez last June – and one wonders where the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist goes next in defeat.
The rematch between Taylor and Catterall takes place tonight, Saturday 25 May, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. The main card action will start at 7pm whilst ring walks for the main event are expected to get underway just after 10pm. All fight times are subject to change depending on the results of the undercard.
Catterall has been desperate for another shot at Taylor since February 2022's controversy, which remains his only professional defeat. In October, the 30-year-old Lancastrian beat former three-weight world champion Jorge Linares – the best win of his career to date – to finally get his wish. "This isn't about belts, this is personal to me, and I can't wait to get my hands on him," he has said in the buildup. "I don't like him, I don't respect him. I'm going to end him."
A Classic Case of Failure to Launch Josh Taylor vs. Catterall is a business-level fight targeted at domestic audiences. The winner doesn’t have any hopes of dethroning one of the champions at 140. That’s a pipe dream if their promoters believe they can capture world titles. That ain’t happening. This is just a money fight and nothing more.
It would be nice to see the winner take on one of the talented opposition for a change instead of continuing to feed off of the lower level. For example, Catterall’s last two fights have been against these guys: Darragh Foley and Jorge Linares [38-years-old. Where’s the ambition? Why is the 30-year-old Catterall still fighting this level of opposition after 12 years as a pro? What we have here is a classic case of failure to launch syndrome, which is another reason fans aren’t interested in seeing Catterall and Josh Taylor fight a rematch.
Two years ago, Josh Taylor beat Catterall by a controversial decision in Glasgow, and the rematch has not happened until now. Unfortunately, it’s too late for these guys to fight, and the rematch is forlorn. Whoever wins on Saturday, it’s not going to make much difference. Josh Taylor and Catterll are not going anywhere in the 140-lb division in terms of being major players or capturing world titles, in my view. I don’t see either of these guys doing well against the killers in the division.
Whatever fan interest that was once there for the Josh Taylor-Catterall rematch is pretty much entirely gone, given that it’s been two years since they fought in 2022, and neither fighter has done their careers since. Josh Taylor was soundly beaten in his last fight in June of last year by Teofimo Lopez, and he’s not fought since. The way that Teofimo easily outboxed the 33-year-old Josh Josh Taylor, showing that he was just a phony hype job, makes it clear he’s not one of the top guys in the 140-lb division at this stage.
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed king of the heavyweights after beating Tyson Fury. How’d he do it, where did Tyson Fury fall short, and would a rematch between the two of them go any differently?
Emanuel Navarrete fell short in a bid for a world title in a fourth division. What’s next for him, and have we simply seen all he’s going to achieve in the sport?
Canelo’s got his IBF marching orders, Devin Haney wants a win from a loss, and a bit more in news bits!
Josh Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall meet again on Saturday. What’s the fight mean, and how excited can we get about it in 2024? PLUS: Lawrence Okolie returns as a bridgerweight in Poland!
Josh Taylor hasn't fought since June 2023, when he was thoroughly outboxed by Teofimo Lopez, who won a unanimous decision that probably should've been wider than it was in totality.
Josh Taylor's been largely stalled due to inactivity. The Lopez bout is his only one since the aforementioned Catterall bout 27 months ago. He hasn't fought twice in a year since 2019, and this coming fight will be just his third in 36 months.
Also, the last two times we saw him, he lost – only once on record, but you get the point.
Josh Taylor, big for the weight class, has been toying with moving to welterweight for years but hasn't. He's now 33, again dropping to 140 pounds, and is coming off inactivity.
Meanwhile, the younger Catterall, 30 until this coming July, has been more active. He is coming off two wins since the Josh Taylor bout.
This Saturday night, former undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Josh Taylor will be coming out of hibernation mode to make a rare appearance in a rematch against Jack Catterall on May 25th, The Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 — AKA 'hate runs deep' — on Saturday is potentially the most eagerly awaited rematch in boxing right now. Two years on from the most controversial of decisions that meant the Tartan Tornado kept his undisputed super lightweight world crown, El Gato final gets his chance for revenge.
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Taylor won a split decision against Catterall in a fight that many fans scored in favour of the latter and the Englishman has been pushing for a rematch ever since. Their second fight has been pushed back twice as Taylor, who has only fought once since beating Catterall, suffered injuries to his foot and eye.
There may be on gold on the line for this rematch, but such is the ill-feeling between both fighters that hardly matters. Taylor's victory two years ago via split decision was called "the biggest robbery in British boxing history" by one World Boxing News after the Tartan Tornado touched the canvas in the eighth round. The 33-year-old Scottish southpaw has since lost every belt – the WBC, WBA and IBF titles to inactivity through injury and considering a move up in weight, the WBO strap in the ring to Teofimo Lopez last June – and one wonders where the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist goes next in defeat.
The rematch between Taylor and Catterall takes place tonight, Saturday 25 May, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. The main card action will start at 7pm whilst ring walks for the main event are expected to get underway just after 10pm. All fight times are subject to change depending on the results of the undercard.
Catterall has been desperate for another shot at Taylor since February 2022's controversy, which remains his only professional defeat. In October, the 30-year-old Lancastrian beat former three-weight world champion Jorge Linares – the best win of his career to date – to finally get his wish. "This isn't about belts, this is personal to me, and I can't wait to get my hands on him," he has said in the buildup. "I don't like him, I don't respect him. I'm going to end him."
A Classic Case of Failure to Launch Josh Taylor vs. Catterall is a business-level fight targeted at domestic audiences. The winner doesn’t have any hopes of dethroning one of the champions at 140. That’s a pipe dream if their promoters believe they can capture world titles. That ain’t happening. This is just a money fight and nothing more.
It would be nice to see the winner take on one of the talented opposition for a change instead of continuing to feed off of the lower level. For example, Catterall’s last two fights have been against these guys: Darragh Foley and Jorge Linares [38-years-old. Where’s the ambition? Why is the 30-year-old Catterall still fighting this level of opposition after 12 years as a pro? What we have here is a classic case of failure to launch syndrome, which is another reason fans aren’t interested in seeing Catterall and Josh Taylor fight a rematch.
Two years ago, Josh Taylor beat Catterall by a controversial decision in Glasgow, and the rematch has not happened until now. Unfortunately, it’s too late for these guys to fight, and the rematch is forlorn. Whoever wins on Saturday, it’s not going to make much difference. Josh Taylor and Catterll are not going anywhere in the 140-lb division in terms of being major players or capturing world titles, in my view. I don’t see either of these guys doing well against the killers in the division.
Whatever fan interest that was once there for the Josh Taylor-Catterall rematch is pretty much entirely gone, given that it’s been two years since they fought in 2022, and neither fighter has done their careers since. Josh Taylor was soundly beaten in his last fight in June of last year by Teofimo Lopez, and he’s not fought since. The way that Teofimo easily outboxed the 33-year-old Josh Josh Taylor, showing that he was just a phony hype job, makes it clear he’s not one of the top guys in the 140-lb division at this stage.
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed king of the heavyweights after beating Tyson Fury. How’d he do it, where did Tyson Fury fall short, and would a rematch between the two of them go any differently?
Emanuel Navarrete fell short in a bid for a world title in a fourth division. What’s next for him, and have we simply seen all he’s going to achieve in the sport?
Canelo’s got his IBF marching orders, Devin Haney wants a win from a loss, and a bit more in news bits!
Josh Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall meet again on Saturday. What’s the fight mean, and how excited can we get about it in 2024? PLUS: Lawrence Okolie returns as a bridgerweight in Poland!
Josh Taylor hasn't fought since June 2023, when he was thoroughly outboxed by Teofimo Lopez, who won a unanimous decision that probably should've been wider than it was in totality.
Josh Taylor's been largely stalled due to inactivity. The Lopez bout is his only one since the aforementioned Catterall bout 27 months ago. He hasn't fought twice in a year since 2019, and this coming fight will be just his third in 36 months.
Also, the last two times we saw him, he lost – only once on record, but you get the point.
Josh Taylor, big for the weight class, has been toying with moving to welterweight for years but hasn't. He's now 33, again dropping to 140 pounds, and is coming off inactivity.
Meanwhile, the younger Catterall, 30 until this coming July, has been more active. He is coming off two wins since the Josh Taylor bout.
This Saturday night, former undisputed light welterweight champion Josh Josh Taylor will be coming out of hibernation mode to make a rare appearance in a rematch against Jack Catterall on May 25th, The Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 — AKA 'hate runs deep' — on Saturday is potentially the most eagerly awaited rematch in boxing right now. Two years on from the most controversial of decisions that meant the Tartan Tornado kept his undisputed super lightweight world crown, El Gato final gets his chance for revenge.
GO LIVE==>>>> CLICK HERE TO STREAMING
STREAMING==>>>> CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE
Taylor won a split decision against Catterall in a fight that many fans scored in favour of the latter and the Englishman has been pushing for a rematch ever since. Their second fight has been pushed back twice as Taylor, who has only fought once since beating Catterall, suffered injuries to his foot and eye.
There may be on gold on the line for this rematch, but such is the ill-feeling between both fighters that hardly matters. Taylor's victory two years ago via split decision was called "the biggest robbery in British boxing history" by one World Boxing News after the Tartan Tornado touched the canvas in the eighth round. The 33-year-old Scottish southpaw has since lost every belt – the WBC, WBA and IBF titles to inactivity through injury and considering a move up in weight, the WBO strap in the ring to Teofimo Lopez last June – and one wonders where the former Commonwealth Games gold medallist goes next in defeat.
The rematch between Taylor and Catterall takes place tonight, Saturday 25 May, at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. The main card action will start at 7pm whilst ring walks for the main event are expected to get underway just after 10pm. All fight times are subject to change depending on the results of the undercard.
Catterall has been desperate for another shot at Taylor since February 2022's controversy, which remains his only professional defeat. In October, the 30-year-old Lancastrian beat former three-weight world champion Jorge Linares – the best win of his career to date – to finally get his wish. "This isn't about belts, this is personal to me, and I can't wait to get my hands on him," he has said in the buildup. "I don't like him, I don't respect him. I'm going to end him."
A Classic Case of Failure to Launch Josh Taylor vs. Catterall is a business-level fight targeted at domestic audiences. The winner doesn’t have any hopes of dethroning one of the champions at 140. That’s a pipe dream if their promoters believe they can capture world titles. That ain’t happening. This is just a money fight and nothing more.
It would be nice to see the winner take on one of the talented opposition for a change instead of continuing to feed off of the lower level. For example, Catterall’s last two fights have been against these guys: Darragh Foley and Jorge Linares [38-years-old. Where’s the ambition? Why is the 30-year-old Catterall still fighting this level of opposition after 12 years as a pro? What we have here is a classic case of failure to launch syndrome, which is another reason fans aren’t interested in seeing Catterall and Josh Taylor fight a rematch.
Two years ago, Josh Taylor beat Catterall by a controversial decision in Glasgow, and the rematch has not happened until now. Unfortunately, it’s too late for these guys to fight, and the rematch is forlorn. Whoever wins on Saturday, it’s not going to make much difference. Josh Taylor and Catterll are not going anywhere in the 140-lb division in terms of being major players or capturing world titles, in my view. I don’t see either of these guys doing well against the killers in the division.
Whatever fan interest that was once there for the Josh Taylor-Catterall rematch is pretty much entirely gone, given that it’s been two years since they fought in 2022, and neither fighter has done their careers since. Josh Taylor was soundly beaten in his last fight in June of last year by Teofimo Lopez, and he’s not fought since. The way that Teofimo easily outboxed the 33-year-old Josh Josh Taylor, showing that he was just a phony hype job, makes it clear he’s not one of the top guys in the 140-lb division at this stage.
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed king of the heavyweights after beating Tyson Fury. How’d he do it, where did Tyson Fury fall short, and would a rematch between the two of them go any differently?
Emanuel Navarrete fell short in a bid for a world title in a fourth division. What’s next for him, and have we simply seen all he’s going to achieve in the sport?
Canelo’s got his IBF marching orders, Devin Haney wants a win from a loss, and a bit more in news bits!
Josh Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall meet again on Saturday. What’s the fight mean, and how excited can we get about it in 2024? PLUS: Lawrence Okolie returns as a bridgerweight in Poland!
Josh Taylor hasn't fought since June 2023, when he was thoroughly outboxed by Teofimo Lopez, who won a unanimous decision that probably should've been wider than it was in totality.
Josh Taylor's been largely stalled due to inactivity. The Lopez bout is his only one since the aforementioned Catterall bout 27 months ago. He hasn't fought twice in a year since 2019, and this coming fight will be just his third in 36 months.
Also, the last two times we saw him, he lost – only once on record, but you get the point.
Josh Taylor, big for the weight class, has been toying with moving to welterweight for years but hasn't. He's now 33, again dropping to 140 pounds, and is coming off inactivity.
Meanwhile, the younger Catterall, 30 until this coming July, has been more active. He is coming off two wins since the Josh Taylor bout.