JACK CATTERALL’S MP has vowed to fight Josh Taylor’s controversial win in GOVERNMENT – calling it ‘a travesty of justice’.
Taylor escaped with the undisputed super-lightweight world titles and his unbeaten record, leaving Catterall victim of another robbery in a British ring.
Jack Catterall was controversially beaten by Josh Taylor
Boxing fans, pundits as well as fighters of the past and present were left in disgust as the challenger saw the performance of a lifetime go to waste.
Even Catterall’s Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle has vowed to contest the decision.
He tweeted: “It was a disgraceful decision by two of the boxing referees!
“I will be speaking with the sports minister. The result is a travesty of justice.”
Officials Victor Loughlin and Ian John-Lewis came under scrutiny for scoring the fight in Taylor’s favour.
But Howard Foster showed some sense with his 113-112 score to Catterall, 28. with both fighters winning six rounds.
Taylor, 31, was floored in round eight and both boxers were deducted a point each during the 12-rounder.
The Scottish star insisted he won afterwards, as he said: “It wasn’t my best performance, but I believe I got 100 per cent got the win.”
But Catterall’s heartbroken trainer Jamie Moore – a champion boxer in his own career – gave an emotional interview post-fight.
Moore fumed: “It’s difficult to put into words.
“You’re talking about a kid who has worked all his life to wait for that moment, who stepped aside, who has waited three years for his opportunity.
“He stepped aside, did the right thing for boxing, stepped aside to allow a unified champion on the promise that he would get the opportunity.
“He gets the opportunity, he performs like that and beats the champion in his own backyard and gets absolutely robbed.
“Think about the message that sends to people watching. My son is 16 and just getting into boxing.
“He’ll be looking at that and thinking, why should I get into boxing?
“The moment you think you’ve worked all your life and you are going to be crowned world champion after a performance like that, and it’s snatched away from you.
“It’s disgusting, I don’t even know what to say. You’ve asked Jack to come down here, as if Jack can come and speak. He’s absolutely heartbroken.”
Josh Taylor celebrates as Jack Catterall looks on in dismay
