Jack Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) defeated former two-time gentle welterweight champion Regis ‘Rougarou’ Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous choice in the primary occasion to seize the vacant WBO Worldwide tremendous light-weight title on Saturday evening on the Co-op Dwell Enviornment in Manchester, England.
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In spherical 9, Catterall scored a pair of knockdowns in opposition to the 35-year-old Prograis. Aside from that spherical, the combat had virtually no motion in anyway.
Within the first spherical, a couple of punches had been landed from both fighter. Prograis continued backing Catterall up with one other spherical of little contact from Catterall within the second. Within the third spherical, Catterall landed his first strong punch on Prograis’s proper eye, inflicting redness in one other no-action spherical. After 4 rounds, solely a complete of 34 punches landed.
“I knew I couldn’t take too many gambles. He’s a hell of a fighter, a two-time world champion. I come again into it and scored two knockdowns and began to progress from that,” mentioned Catterall to Matchroom Boxing after the combat, discussing how he got here again from an early knockdown.
Within the fifth spherical remaining seconds, Prograis landed a punch on the precise shoulder, inflicting Referee John Latham to name a knockdown as Catterall went to the canvas, probably from extra of a slip than from the punch.
Catterall suffered a reduce on his proper eyebrow from a conflict of heads within the seventh.
Each wrestled to the canvas within the first minute of spherical eight. Prograis continues working after Catterall, his punches falling brief, whereas Catterall lands hardly any.
Within the ninth spherical remaining minute, Catterall dropped Prograis with a left on the chin for an 8-count from Referee Latham. Within the remaining seconds, Prograis went down once more from a left and shortly up.
Within the tenth spherical, there was little motion as Catterall landed what was landed. Within the eleventh spherical, the big crowd goes wild every time Catterall lands a punch. Within the twelfth and remaining spherical, after a minute, Prograis, determined for a knockout being behind, landed on the canvas after lacking a wild left. He might have injured his proper foot. What little landed got here from Catterall.
Scores had been 117-108, 116-109 and 116-109.
Returning after 15 months, the 2016 Olympian and 2021 Silver Medalist Olympian and WBA Continental Tremendous Welter champ Pat McCormack (6-0, 4 KOs) defeated Willam Andres Herrera (16-4, 7 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous choice to win the vacant WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title.
Within the first three rounds, McCormack dominated Herrera. Within the fourth spherical, Referee Bob Williams, the commentators reported, took some extent from McCormack after a 3rd warning for low punches. The ultimate scores didn’t present that.
Within the sixth spherical, McCormack landed proper behind the pinnacle, dropping Herrera and waved off by Referee Williams. Within the seventh spherical, Herrera turned the aggressor the remainder of the combat, although shedding each spherical up thus far.
Within the ninth spherical, a conflict of heads triggered a reduce on the left eyebrow of McCormack with blood down his face. Within the tenth and remaining spherical, McCormack nonetheless couldn’t put away the sunshine punching Herrera although dominating.
Scores had been 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.
In a rematch, gentle welterweight Jimmy Joe Flint (15-2-2, 3 KOs) defeated Campbell Hatton (14-2, 5 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous choice in a foul-filled combat.
Within the first spherical, Hatton, on the lookout for revenge from shedding to Flint, took the spherical, although Flint spent most of it holding. Within the second spherical, within the first minute, a conflict of heads triggered a reduce on Hatton’s left eyebrow. Flint continued holding with no warning from Referee Steve Grey.
Within the third spherical, it was all Hatton, who had Flint’s face pink as a beat. Flint ended the shedding spherical with a mixture. Within the fourth spherical, Flint suffered a reduce on his left eyebrow. Hatton continued dominating Flint, who continued holding.
Within the fifth spherical’s first half, it was all Hatton. Flint lastly determined to start out preventing, rocking Hatton with a proper halfway and having his method the remainder of the spherical. Within the sixth spherical, each boxers continued throwing punches at a excessive charge, with Flint having the higher of it.
Within the seventh spherical, Hatton did the holding, with Flint taking one other spherical. Within the eighth spherical, it was shut, with Flint having a slight edge. The holding from each continued instantly after touchdown punches. Within the ninth spherical, Referee Grey warned Hatton for utilizing his head. There was no holding for half a spherical earlier than it began once more. Flint appeared to complete stronger.
Within the tenth and remaining spherical, the foul-filled combat continued. Within the remaining seconds, Flint rocked Hatton with a proper on the chin, making Hatton maintain the precise to the bell. Flint’s left eye was closed. After the combat, Referee Grey helped take Hatton’s gloves off. That was a primary.
Scores had been 97-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
Featherweight Joe McGrail (11-0, 5 KOs) beat Lewis Morris (8-3, 1 KO) by an 8-round choice, scoring the lone knockdown.
Within the second spherical, within the remaining seconds, a left hook from McGrail on the chin dropped Morris for an 8-count from referee Steve Grey. Within the third, Morris held his personal.
Within the fourth, McGrail was warned a number of occasions for low blows, although taking all 4 rounds, none lopsided. Morris landed a number of punches within the sixth spherical’s remaining seconds to steal the spherical.
Within the seventh spherical, Morris might have taken an in depth spherical, touchdown his greatest punch a proper halfway within the spherical on the chin of McGrail. McGrail appeared to be on the lookout for a stoppage, however it by no means got here shut. Within the eighth and remaining spherical, it was very aggressive.
Referee Steve Grey scored the combat 79-72.
Junior middleweight southpaw Junaid Bostan (10-0, 8 KOs) stopped Maico Sommariva (9-5-1, 8 KOs) at 1:39 of the third spherical of a scheduled eight rounds.
Within the second spherical, Bostan threw Sommariva to the canvas midway by the spherical with a warning from Referee Michael Alexander. Bostan took each rounds. Within the third spherical, Bostan landed a lead left uppercut to the midsection, dropping Sommariva, who managed to beat the depend from Referee Alexander, who waved it off after checking Sommariva’s situation.
Middleweight Steve Clarke (6-0 (1 KO) defeated Mateusz Pawlowski (2-2, 1 KO) by a six-round choice.
Within the first 4 rounds, Clarke chased Pawlowski, who had a nasty behavior of dropping his fingers.
Pawlowski landed his greatest punch to this point within the fifth spherical, a proper on Clarke’s chin midway by the spherical. Clarke got here again, taking one other discovered. Pawlowski landed the ultimate two punches within the sixth and remaining spherical, probably taking his first spherical.
Referee Steve Grey scored it 60-54.
Junior middleweight William Crolla (6-0, 5 KOs) stopped Lorenzo Grasso (6-2, 1 KO) at 0:44 of the primary spherical of a scheduled six rounds.
Within the first spherical’s early seconds, a proper from Crolla on the chin had Grasso out on his ft and defenseless as referee Michael Alexander stepped in, stopping it and holding Grasso up from falling.
Unbeaten as an beginner European Gold Medalist, 5x am champion bantamweight Emily Whitworth (1-0) beat Sara Orszagi (1-3) by a four-round choice.
Within the first two rounds, Whitworth received. The opponent was a lot lighter and had a shedding document, which was not a sensible choice for a primary professional combat. Orszagi confirmed loads of coronary heart.
Whitworth took the fourth and remaining rounds. The ultimate spherical landed a giant proper after a minute and, shortly later, a strong left to the chin, however Orszagi did her work for it. Ringside commentators over-hyped Whitworth.
Referee Michael Alexander scored it 40-36.
