By Declan Taylor
JACK CATTERALL and Regis Prograis conflict in Manchester on Saturday evening in what each males have described as the absolute best combat within the division outdoors the present quartet of belt-holders. The southpaw pair each kicked off their careers in 2012 and have each racked up 29 wins every within the 12 years that adopted. However which of these had been the perfect?
Jack Catterall’s three finest profession wins
3. Vs Jorge Linares, 21/10/2023 – W pts 12
Though this clear unanimous determination win got here towards a 38-year-old Jorge Linares who was on a three-fight dropping streak, it was nonetheless an enormous second for Catterall who was headlining for the primary time in his Matchroom deal. He had additionally by no means blended with anybody of Linares’ calibre earlier than, he bossed most of this combat and secured a victory which might enable him to press forward to larger and higher issues – together with some a lot wanted revenge towards Josh Taylor.2. Vs Josh Taylor, 25/5/2024 – W pts 12
After greater than two years of ready, Catterall was lastly capable of set the report straight towards Josh Taylor when the pair met on the First Direct Area in Leeds. Though there have been no belts on the road on account of Taylor’s defeat to Teofimo Lopez 11 months earlier, this one felt even greater than a world title for Catterall who boxed nicely to say a deserved factors win with Mark Bates and Kieran McCann each scoring him a 117-111 winner and Lee Each seeing it barely nearer at 116-113.1. Vs Josh Taylor, 26/2/2022 – L pts 12
Though the historical past books present this one as a defeat to Catterall, it might be remiss to depart this one off the checklist given the controversy across the outcome. All 4 140lb belts had been on the road that evening on the SSE Hydro and Catterall was an enormous underdog towards the undisputed champion. However the Chorley man dropped Taylor within the eighth and appeared to have executed greater than sufficient to win the combat. However in what should go down as some of the controversial leads to a British ring of the technology, Taylor acquired the nod, handing Catterall the only real defeat of his profession. On account of the fallout, decide Ian John-Lewis was downgraded by the British Boxing Board of Management.
Leeds, UK: Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall, Tremendous Light-weight Contest.25 Could 2024Picture By Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing.
Regis Prograis’ three finest profession wins
3. Vs Julius Indongo, 9/3/2018 – W TKO 2Namibian southpaw Julius Indongo had misplaced his undefeated report and world title to Terence Crawford seven months earlier however this was nonetheless seen as a tricky out for Prograis, who was stepping as much as the 12-round restrict for the primary time. However Prograis fought like a person possessed that evening and wasted no time in going straight at his fellow southpaw and acquired his breakthrough proper on the bell to finish the primary spherical. And Prograis closed the present within the second, dropping Indongo three extra instances earlier than referee John-Lewis waved it off.
Vs Jose Zepeda, 26/11/22 – W TKO 11After a trio of 10-rounders within the wake of his 2019 defeat to Josh Taylor, Prograis gained the world title for a second time with this eleventh spherical stoppage of Jose Zepeda in Carson, California. This had been a carefully contested and at instances attritional conflict till the combat exploded into life within the tenth. Then, within the eleventh, Prograis landed an enormous overhand left which harm Zepeda and he didn’t miss his probability to power a stoppage.1. Vs Kiryl Relikh, 27/4/2019 – w TKO 6
Perhaps not the most important title on Prograis’ report however this was a dominant and one-sided beatdown which not solely booked his place within the World Boxing Tremendous Collection ultimate but in addition topped him world champion for the primary time. It was primarily one-way visitors from the off and Prograis gained all 5 accomplished rounds on the judges scorecards earlier than Relikh’s nook requested the combat be stopped halfway by means of the sixth. “I instructed y’all beforehand, these boys can’t fuck with me,” Prograis barked. “I simply dominated the entire time. They’ll’t mess with me.”
Regis Prograis in motion
