Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall squared off live from OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday February 26, which made it Sunday February 27 in Australia. The contest featured undefeated undisputed junior welterweight champion defending his title against unbeaten contender.
The scheduled for twelve rounds world championship bout went a full distance. The fight saw an all-round battle, including a knockdown, the point deductions and everything in between.
In the end one judge scored the fight 113-112 in favor of Catterall, while two other judges gave 113-112 and 114-111 to Taylor. As a result the latter took the win by split decision.
With the victory Josh Taylor makes the first successful defense of his undisputed junior welterweight title and retains all four major belts. He also remains undefeated and updates his record to 19-0, 13 KOs.
Jack Catterall suffers the first defeat in his professional boxing career. With the loss he drops to 26-1, 13 KOs.
You can watch Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall full fight video highlights below.
Taylor vs Catterall full fight video highlights
Challenger Jack Catterall is here.
A shot of a lifetime ??@Jack_Catt93 | #TaylorCatterall pic.twitter.com/yzL2AqoHXI
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2022
Champion Josh Taylor makes his ring walk.
THE CHAMP IS BACK ? ???????@JoshTaylorBoxer | #TaylorCatterall pic.twitter.com/qkE7yrIhJh
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2022
It’s time.
CHILLS ?#TaylorCatterall | LIVE on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/zi2FRCXFfm
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2022
Fight action.
.@jack_catt93 with a good second round
#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/RPm1VbBucD
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
BEAUTIFUL body shot from @jack_catt93
#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/BYUfwt657p
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
.@jack_catt93 with some good combinations in the fourth #TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/zUrtyNgSAM
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
A VICIOUS let AND right from @jack_catt93#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/2WrGvtOCMR
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Catterall gets point deducted.
.@jack_catt93 gets a point deduction
#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/AIr1aVYBwl
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Catterall drops Taylor in Round 8.
Down goes Taylor ?? #TaylorCatterall
— BOXRAW (@BOXRAW) February 26, 2022
.@JoshTaylorBoxer gets HUGE support from the crowd after he comes alive in the 8th round #TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/Ti7D7ewq48
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Taylor gets point deducted.
.@JoshTaylorBoxer gets a point off AFTER THE BELL #TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/aBy9HnhTuU
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Round 9.
.@JoshTaylorBoxer gets PHYSICAL in round 9 #TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/q4wJzaDiqV
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
The final round.
Round 12 we go…
How do you have it scored?#TaylorCatterall | LIVE on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/uCygHF0MCZ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2022
Verdict.
#ANDSTILL@JoshTaylorBoxer retains the IBF, WBC, WBA, and WBO Super-Lightweight titles with a split-decision win over @jack_catt93#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/0aYrw2JZhY
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Enter the crowd for the reading of the decision ???????? #TaylorCatterall pic.twitter.com/zIK7V40mp1
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2022
Catterall left the ring.
.@jack_catt93 goes STRAIGHT into the locker room after his split-decision loss against Josh Taylor gets announced
#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/ninVO9GEZu
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
Taylor post-fight interview.
‘I scored the bigger shots’ – @JoshTaylorBoxer speaks after retaining his titles in a split-decision win over @jack_catt93#TaylorCatterall | TONIGHT | @skysportsboxing | @trboxing pic.twitter.com/R54SV3Th2B
— BOXXER (@boxxer) February 26, 2022
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