{"id":3475,"date":"2023-10-22T11:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/3475\/jack-catterall-defeats-jorge-linares\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T11:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:16:39","slug":"jack-catterall-defeats-jorge-linares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=3475","title":{"rendered":"Jack Catterall defeats Jorge Linares via unanimous decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Catterall defeats Jorge Linares via unanimous decision\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Mike Coppinger, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">October 21, 2023, 11:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jack Catterall routed Jorge Linares by unanimous decision Saturday in Liverpool, England, in a 12-round junior welterweight fight.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman Catterall won with scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112.  He holds no titles, but is ESPN&#8217;s No. 1 boxer at 140 pounds following a controversial decision over Josh Taylor for the undisputed championship last year.<\/p>\n<p>Catterall (28-1, 13 KO) stunned Linares in the fifth round with a left hand that forced him to grab the ropes.  Catterall appeared to hurt him several times later in the fight, but Linares never threatened to be stopped after being TKO&#8217;d in his previous two fights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The times I caught him, I probably should have gone more [at him]&#8221; said Catterall, who ended a 15-month absence with a decision victory over Darragh Foley in May. &#8220;These 12 rounds with Jorge will put me in good shape before these big fights.  &#8230;I did what I set out to do.  &#8230;Taylor, where are you?  Let&#8217;s go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This remains the biggest fight for Catterall, even though Taylor is no longer a champion after being soundly beaten by Teofimo Lopez in June.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Hearn, Catterall&#8217;s promoter, said he would contact Taylor&#8217;s promoter, Top Rank, to begin discussions for a possible rematch in early 2024. Taylor plans to campaign at 147 pounds;  Hearn said they were open to a catchweight fight.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table float-r\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Hit Stats<\/h2>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Punches<\/th>\n<th>Catterall<\/th>\n<th>Linares<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Total landed<\/td>\n<td>149<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Total thrown away<\/td>\n<td>390<\/td>\n<td>312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Percent<\/td>\n<td>38%<\/td>\n<td>26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>The blows landed<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Shots thrown<\/td>\n<td>233<\/td>\n<td>159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Percent<\/td>\n<td>31%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>The power has landed<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Power launched<\/td>\n<td>157<\/td>\n<td>153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Percent<\/td>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<td>36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">&#8212; Courtesy of CompuBox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s personal now,\u201d said Catterall, who was scheduled to face Taylor in March before Taylor injured his foot.  \u201cHe has said some nasty things over the last 18 months and I think we have a score to settle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;I&#8217;m going to need a Josh Taylor, a Devin Haney, a Regis Prograis to bring out the best in me and light that fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Catterall <a href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/2668\/jack-catteralls-told-you-so-tour-continues\/\">boxed magnificently against Linares<\/a> to earn the biggest victory of his career.  The 38-year-old was in play, but was no match for Catterall&#8217;s slick southpaw style.<\/p>\n<p>Catterall, 30, measured Linares with his jab and often made him pay with a looping left hand.  Linares (47-9, 29 KO) sometimes showed the athletic ability that made him a three-division champion, but he missed his right hand more often.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Linares was cut over his left eye in the second round following a clash of heads.  And his eye was swollen after the fight.<\/p>\n<p>This had harmful consequences.  In fact, after four straight defeats, the Venezuelan \u2013 who was stopped in his two previous outings, both in Russia, preceded by a decision loss to Haney \u2013 told Boxing News: \u201cThis is my last fight. I told my family if I lost, it&#8217;s my last fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Catterall&#8217;s timing and ability on the back foot was far too much for Linares to contend with and is likely to be a handful for any of the champions at 140 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLosing to this guy, I feel amazing, I feel happy,\u201d Linares said.  &#8220;&#8230;He&#8217;s an incredible fighter. &#8230;I don&#8217;t need to fight anymore. I&#8217;m super happy with this fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Catterall entered the ring as an 8-1 favorite and is now hoping for another title shot next year, or even a chance at revenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery fighter wants to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> a world title, but every fighter wants a fight with that buildup,\u201d said Hearn, who also mentioned the Dec. 9 Haney-Prograis winner as a possibility.  &#8220;&#8230;There will be no respect against Josh Taylor. This is a fight everyone wants to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Catterall defeats Jorge Linares via unanimous decision\u060c Mike Coppinger, ESPNOctober 21, 2023, 11:45 p.m. Jack Catterall routed Jorge Linares by unanimous decision Saturday in Liverpool, England, in a 12-round junior welterweight fight. The Englishman Catterall won with scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112. 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