Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall LIVE RESULTS: Taylor BEATS Catterall with contentious decision to retain titles – updates

Josh Taylor speaks

Josh Taylor had teased a move up to welterweight before the fight and has all-but confirmed he will move up in weight.

He said: “To be honest, I made the weight pretty well, I made the weight good. But it is getting harder to make that weight.

“That most likely will be my last fight at 140, but we’ll sit down with my team. I left it a little bit late to make preparations for the weight cut with injuries , so we left it a little bit late to get the weight off.

“We couldn’t get the weight off with my conditioning with the running so I left it a little bit late to get the weight off.

“But I still made it and performed.”

Josh Taylor speaks

Asked if he believes he won, Taylor says: “Yeah 100 or cent. Thought I started a little slow, bit once I got into my rhythm and timing and started catching him with the bigger shots.

“He was trying trying to spoil a lot, going down an awful lot, a lot of clashing of heads.

“He caught me with a couple of good shots, I’m not going to lie. It wasn’t my best performance, I put a lot of pressure on myself this couple of weeks, it being my homecoming, first time in three years, first time since lockdown back at home.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself, being the heavy favourite and it showed in the first half of the fight.

“But once I got in my rhythm, I started catching him with the bigger shots. It wasn’t my best performance but I believe I got the win 100 per cent. But Jack did very well.”

Taylor vs Catterall

Poor Jack Catterall, who has just boxed out of his skin, has been taken out of the arena.

The result should have never been in doubt and the reaction in the arena amongst the pundits and fans online agree.

As Tasha Jonas put, they’ve ‘robbed him of his glory’.

Taylor vs Catterall

Judges score the bout: 113-112 Catterall, 114-111 Taylor, and 113-112, winner by split-decision and STILL champion, Josh Taylor.

Wow, someone call the police as there has been a robbery in Scotland.

Jack Catterall should be crowned world champion but has had his moment stolen…

Taylor vs Catterall

What a performance by Jack Catterall, who has surely produced the performance of his life.

He even scored a knockdown in round eight and largely bossed the action in Taylor’s backyard.

Boxing’s reputation on the line as we go to the judges scorecards – as a NEW undisputed champion MUST be announced.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 12 – Catterall looking to retreat and hold as his shock win is edging closer.

Taylor lands a left hand but Catterall comes back with a combination and sees the fight out.

Josh Taylor puts his hands up but Jack Catterall has surely won this and provided a massive upset on the road.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 11 – Left hand misses for Taylor as Catterall rolls out, a sign of his confidence as he remains in the lead.

Taylor constantly coming forward with a high guard but nothing landing of note.

Heading into the 12th and final round and it’s looking like a monumental upset is on the cards. Taylor now given a point off…

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 10 – Catterall gets a point taken off, looked like for holding and maybe pushing Taylor’s head down.

At this point doesn’t look like it will have much affect on the cards. Again they come together and the ref tells them off.

Body shot lands for Taylor and Catterall is now on the back foot in a more positive round for the champion.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 9 – Left hand pushes Catterall back, Taylor needs to throw all he can at this.

Clash of heads as Taylor desperately comes forward and looks to find something special.

Catterall lands a couple of nice left hands but the two are told off towards the end of the round for constant coming togethers.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 8 – TAYLOR DOWN! Looks like a short left hand put the champion on the floor.

Here comes Catterall as Taylor looks to hold and defuse the momentum.

Who saw this coming?

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 7 – The pair clinch and Taylor wings a left over the top looking to put a dent in Catterall.

Uppercut lands for Taylor, he needed that, but Catterall gets back on the jab and regroups.

Taylor frustrated as his work is smothered. If he pulls this back it will be a true champion’s performance, but he need to turn it round.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 6 – Catterall pushes Taylor back and has him on the ropes as again it gets messy.

Taylor looks marked up on his right eye and really struggling to get in his groove.

Catterall lands a big left hand but Taylor landed at the same time. Champion could be in trouble here heading into the second half.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 5 – Masive combination lands for Catterall, one-two then a left hook combination.

Taylor looks to come forward, throws a left uppercut but not really finding the mark.

Catterall lands another one-two combination but Taylor comes back and fires back, looking a bit desperate and forceful.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 4 – Taylor looking to close the gap but Catterall doing a good job in throwing as he does.

Getting scrappy between them with a lot of clinching and grabbing, Catterall landing a sneaky body shot.

Tight and hard to score round but Catterall is boxing really well and in the eyes of most running up an early lead.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 3 – Taylor coming forward and looking to impose some pressure, gets a telling off for a shot after the clinch.

Sneaky left hand lands for Catterall over the top, follows up with a cute uppercut.

Taylor lands a few lead right hands but is caught coming in also, with Catterall starting really well here.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 2 – Bit of grappling between the two and Taylor looks somewhat frustrated, struggling to find his range.

Taylor doubles up with his jab and starts to implement his size a bit better but nothing clean landing.

Catterall almost picks Taylor up and is given a telling off, later spending the round covering up as the champion let his hands go.

Taylor vs Catterall

Round 1 – Here we go, undisputed super-lightweight world titles on the line in Scotland.

Big left hand lands for Catterall early but Taylor shakes it off and comes back.

Cagey affair for most of the round with little to separate them, despite Catterall’s early rear hand, possibly giving him the round.

Taylor vs Catterall

Here is how the two compare as they are introduced by Top Rank’s rather excited MC.

Taylor vs Catterall

Scotland’s undisputed king now makes his way to the ring and is given a hero’s welcome.

This is likely his last fight at the 140lb super-lightweight limit but he first defends all four belts for the first time.

Arguably Britain’s best fighter right now is braced for his return.

Taylor vs Catterall

Here comes the challenger, 26-0 unbeaten Jack Catterall, who is met with a chorus of boos as he walks into the ring.

Josh Taylor has insisted time and time again that Catterall will not be able to withstand his talent.

But we’ve seen stranger things in the ring…

Can’t they weight?

It got a bit tasty at the weigh in yesterday between the two headliners.

They almost came to blows after Jack Catterall grabbed Josh Taylor by the throat, sparking a bit of argy bargy.

Nonetheless, they will settle it in the ring and it’s coming up next.

Brook admits Khan holds the aces

He says: “It’s all new, I am just enjoying my moment.

“In the contract Amir is still entited to a rematch but after that one-sided beating people might not want to see it.

“I am a fighter but contractually it is down to him.

“I will speak with my family and see what they say.”

Kell Brook babie!

The welterweight ace who slayed Amir Khan last week speaks to Sky Sports after watching a highlight rerun.

“It keeps getting better,” he says. “I am on cloud nine, everyone was so impressed with the performance, it was immense.

“It’s a huge weight off my shoulders because it was talked about for years. But I kept composed and put on an amazing performance.

“I feel like a superstar, it was a long-time coming.”

Ram-Rod

Ramirez will be pushed toward a featherweight world title inside a year and there are Brits in and around those titles.

Josh Warrington, Mick Conlan and Leigh Wood are all in featherweight title fights in the coming month.

Will any of those boys want to mix with Ramirez?

Ramirez wins TKO – R3

Donovan throws a few body shots and Ramirez tells the ref they are low blows.

Then Ramirez cracks Donovan’s ribs and he is ruined.

Victor Loughlin dives in when Donovan stops defending himself.

Great win for Ramirez.