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Lightweight Champ Sheds Light on Josh Taylor’s Fiery Reaction to Jack Catterall at the Weigh-Ins

Published 02/26/2022, 10:30 AM EST

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In a few hours from now, Josh Taylor, the undisputed super-lightweight champ, will enter the boxing ring for his first prime title defense. The Scottish boxer will take on Jack Catterall in this fight, and will look to retain all his hard-earned straps. The intensity behind this contest is insane, and that was evident at the weigh-ins.

While the duo was in for a faceoff, they clashed like absolute rivals and the security had to jump in. The pair talked to each other as they were fuming, and Catterall even held the champ’s neck, which left him even more livid.

Eventually, Taylor pushed his foe, and immediately the security jumped in to separate the two.

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Citing this, Devin Haney, the WBC lightweight champ, took it to Twitter to shed light on Taylor’s reaction. He wrote, “Josh was pissed.” 

Taylor became the undisputed champ by hammering Jose Ramirez last year. In the initial rounds, Ramirez dominated him. But ‘The Tartan Tornado’ is capable enough to turn the tide in his favor and he ended up doing the same.

Dropping Ramirez twice in the fight, Taylor became the true aggressor midway through the fight. This contest went the distance, but ‘The Tartan Tornado’ was a clear winner on the judges’ scorecards.

Since that fight, Taylor looked for a stern challenger and now he’s got a worthy opponent in Catterall.

Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall – A fiery contest on the way

Both the men will present an undefeated record in this fight. Also, Taylor, in his last 5 fights, beat every fellow undefeated fighter, protecting his ‘O’ efficiently.

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That said, he’ll be extremely confident of vanquishing another undefeated fighter. On the other hand, Catterall will have an impeccable chance in hand to pull off one of the biggest upsets of 2022.

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Both the men are hungry to get their hands on each other. In all, an intense tussle can be expected from the two men, and it’ll be interesting to see who arrives on top.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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