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Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall to be investigated by British Boxing Board of Control this week

, Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall to be investigated by British Boxing Board of Control this week

THE British Boxing Board of Control will launch an investigation into the scoring of Josh Taylor’s controversial title defence against Jack Catterall.

The Scot retained his light-welterweight titles in Glasgow on Saturday night via a controversial spilt-decision victory over the against the Chorley clubber.

Josh Taylor controversially retained his light-welterweight titles on Saturday night

Many thought Chorely clubber Jack Catterall did enough to have his hand raised

, Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall to be investigated by British Boxing Board of Control this week
The BBOBC will investigate the scoring of Taylor’s controversial title defence

The scorecards turned in by experienced judges Ian John Lewis and Victor Laughlin caused outrage in the boxing community, so much so BBOBC will as the pair to explain their scoring of the bout.

BBOBC General Secretary Robert Smith told the Daily Telegraph: “We will be looking into it.

“There were some very close rounds, it was a very close, very scrappy fight, and I have asked for reports from the judges which we will be studying this week.

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“Our judges are honest people, and scored it as they saw it. I was there, and I thought Catterall pipped it.”

A heartbroken Catterall turned in a stellar performance on enemy territory and many thought he’d done enough to end Taylor’s reign as undisputed 140lb king.

The 28-year-old wrote on Instagram: “You know what hurts the most, it wasn’t for me, I done all of this for my family my team, my town and country.

“My baby girl and misses, our future. Today I should of been waking up with all of the belts. 15 months out the ring, they all wrote me off.

“F**k me in every way possible for over two years, finally got the fight.

“Sacrificed everything to fight one of the top p4p ranked fighters, gave him a lesson. For what. Boxing shame on you.”

Prestonpans pounder Taylor looked a shell of the fighter who became undisputed champ against Jose Ramirez last September but insists he did more than enough to retain his titles.

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He said: “I thought I’d done enough – 100 per cent. I started slow as I tried to get my timing.

“I caught him with the bigger shots. “He tried to spoil, he leaned in a lot and there was a clash of heads.

, Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall to be investigated by British Boxing Board of Control this week
Josh Taylor insists he did more than enough to retain his titles

“I’m not going to lie, he caught me with a couple of good shots.

“It wasn’t my best performance. I put a hell of a lot of pressure on myself this week with the homecoming and my first fight here in three years.

“I just put too much pressure on myself to put on a good show but it didn’t matter in the end. I got the result. It was close.

“I allowed him a bit of success by loading up but I landed the more meaningful shots.

“He put up a good fight but he knows he didn’t win the fight. I took over in the second half.”

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