JOSH TAYLOR finally makes his long-awaited return to the ring as he takes on mandatory challenger Jack Catterall in the super-lightweight division THIS WEEKEND.
The Tartan Tornado, arguably Britain’s best fighter, won the undisputed 140lb titles in a brilliant fight with Jose Ramirez last May.
Josh Taylor makes the first defence of his 140lb titles against Jack Catterall
The accomplishment made Taylor Britain’s first ever undisputed champion in the four-belt era.
And now he begins the defence of his titles, with Englishman Catterall, who took step-aside cash to allow Taylor’s fight with Ramirez to go ahead, up first.
When is Taylor vs Catterall?
- Josh Taylor’s big clash with Jack Catterall will take place on Saturday, February 26.
- The main card is set to get going from 7pm UK time, with the main event expected around 10.30pm.
- The fight will take place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
- There will be a full capacity crowd of 15,000 inside the arena for Taylor vs Catterall.
- The show will be promoted by Ben Shalom’s Boxxer.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Taylor vs Catterall will be shown live on Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Main Event.
- You can live stream the action from the NOW TV or Sky Go apps, both of which are available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
Taylor vs Catterall FIGHT CARD
- Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall
- Robeisy Ramirez vs Eric Donovan
- Nick Campbell vs Jay McFarlane
- Cori Gibbs vs TBA
- Ebonie Jones vs Effy Kathopouli
What have they said?
Taylor explained: “It is calm and relaxed – but there is time for the needle to come! And it will come. The closer the fight gets, it will come.
“He’s a good fighter, I’ve got a lot of respect for Jack. But he will come up short. He will taste his first defeat as a professional.
“He’s a good fighter. He just isn’t as good as I am.
“It is a step up in class for him because he hasn’t boxed at the level that I have. He is a talented fighter but he hasn’t got what it takes to beat me.”
But Catterall has said: “I beat Josh by listening to instructions, doing the stuff that we’ve worked on since the very start of my career.
“Using everything I’ve learned over the years, and executing it.”
