It’s been a long road, but Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 is finally a reality.
On Monday in Edinburgh the two fighters finally came face to face again to announce their rematch, two years after their highly controversial first fight in Glasgow. The bad blood, is definitely still there.
A raucous press conference, with Scottish fans allowed in to provide a hostile backdrop, meant Jones and his man Catterall were in the lion’s den as they dealt with the heckling and abuse.
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Jones spoke about how difficult it was to get this fight across the line, to give Catterall that much-desired shot at revenge after his hotly disputed defeat back in 2022.
The making of Taylor vs Catterall 2
He said: “It’s been torturous to try to get this fight done. I have worked my nuts off, day in, day out, to get this fight. I got Jack more money for the fight, his lawyer will tell you, I’ve played a very big role in this fight. We’re here now. It’s a massive, massive fight and we’re going to get an all-British classic.”
Despite Taylor’s claims to the contrary, Jones says it was no easy task to get the ‘Tartan Tornado’ to agree to the bout. Concessions had to be made, he says.
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“Getting Josh in the ring was very, very difficult, he didn’t want to box, he didn’t want to box in London, he wanted a massive ice skating rink for the ring, a 22-foot ring, he didn’t want to box in Manchester, we’re finally here, we’ve caught him in a net, and Jack Catterall is whooping him again on April 27.”
Most experts believed Catterall won the first fight handily, but the judges thought otherwise as they handed it to Taylor by split decision. Jones expects ‘El Gato’ to dominate again in Leeds on April 27.
Catterall holds all the aces – Jones
“I think Jack has got Josh Taylor’s number seven days a week and twice on Sunday. It’s just a fact, you can boo all you want. We’re sat here because Jack beat him the first time. Josh is a fantastic fighter, the last time I was in Edinburgh was when Josh won his Commonwealth title against Dave Ryan, I’ve always given him his props, he’s a fantastic fighter that’s done things the hard way in boxing.
“But ultimately, he should have three defeats on his record, Regis Prograis beat him, Jack definitely beat him, and Teofimo Lopez most certainly beat him. It’s a fact.”
