Josh Taylor Vs. Jack Catterall – Catterall To Score The Upset?
Who wins tonight’s clash of unbeaten 140 pounders? Defending four-belt champ Josh Taylor is a big favourite to win, and we can all understand why.
Who wins tonight’s clash of unbeaten 140 pounders? Defending four-belt champ Josh Taylor is a big favourite to win, and we can all understand why.
This weekend is filled to the gills with fights on a variety of levels, from a near tune-up to big steps up in class.
Josh Taylor isn’t excited by the idea of staying at 140 and defending his four titles repeatedly for the remainder of his career against lackluster opposition that fails to attract much attention from fans.
Taylor-Catterall and undercard fights — at OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland — will stream Saturday live and exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States (2 p.m.
Josh Taylor says he’s ready to move up to 147 to become undisputed champion in a second weight class. Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) plans on going after one of the three world champions immediately upon moving up to 147.
Hot on the heels of the bad news regarding the pulled heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Otto Wallin, comes news that Josh Taylor’s first defence of the unified titles at 140 pounds has also been called off.
Unified 140-pound champion Josh Taylor will face unbeaten mandatory challenger Jack Catterall on December 18. This a fight that the four-belt champ insists he is in no way taking lightly, and after that, Taylor says he wants “legacy fights,” he wants “massive fights.”
Josh Taylor’s WBO mandatory defence against Jack Catterall has, according to Mike Coppinger’s almost always, take it to the bank reliable sources, been agreed for December 18th in Scotland.
Bob Arum has been keen to make a massive fight between Terence Crawford and Josh Taylor for some time, and now, in speaking with Sky Sports, the Hall of Fame promoter has spoken of the possibility of WBO welterweight champ Crawford fighting undisputed 140-pound champ Taylor next year – if both champions win their upcoming fights.
Promoter Bob Arum says Josh Taylor will be moving up to 147 to challenge Terence Crawford for his WBO welterweight title in early 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland.