Today marks the controversial anniversary of the first fight between Scotsman, Josh Taylor and England’s, Jack Catterall. The fight is one of the most controversial in recent history, especially in the UK with Taylor walking away with the win, despite being seemingly dominated throughout the majority of the fight. The fight went down in Taylor’s territory, the Glasgow OVO Hydro Arena. Taylor won the fight with scores of 114-111 and 113-112 in his favour with a singular card of 113-112 going to Catterall. El Gato knocked down The Tartan Tornado in the eighth round and landed more punches in 11 of the 12 rounds, however, still came away with a loss.
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall – On This Day in 2022: ROBBERY
