Home Columns Jack Catterall vs Jorge Linares – Results & Post-Fight Report

Jack Catterall vs Jorge Linares – Results & Post-Fight Report

Catterall takes unanimous decision victory over Linares in Liverpool last night.

By
Paul Mason
-
Jack Catterall beat Jorge Linares by unanimous decision Photo Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jack Catterall beat Jorge Linares by unanimous decision Photo Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Jack Catterall defended his WBA Intercontinental super lightweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool with a straightforward points win against the veteran Jorge Linares.

Caterall saw his stock rise in a contentious 2022 defeat to Josh Taylor, and he returned in May with a lop-sided points win over ten against Darragh Foley. Linares came in as a three-weight world champion, but a faded force after losing his last three outings.

Catterall (28-1, KO13) took time to get going in what was a cagey first three rounds, although he was getting the better of the early action, and a couple of solid shots landed from the Chorley man in round four. The contest sprang into life in the fifth, where Linares (47-9, KO29) was shaken, and he was forced to back up under fire from the Englishman. Catterall had found his groove, and dominated the second half of the fight, staying one step ahead, troubling Linares to the body in the ninth and generally having the final say. The result was academic as we went to the scorecards.

 

Two scores of 116-112, and a third at 117-111 confirmed the win for Catterall, who called out old foe Josh Taylor post-fight.

Peter McGrail (8-0, KO5) was given a stern test by Fran Mendoza (17-1, KO7), and he eventually took a ten round decision win in their super featherweight bout. Two scores of 99-91, and a third at 97-93 gave the talented Liverpudlian victory.

 

Reece Bellotti (17-5, KO14) continued his recent career renaissance, as he claimed the vacant Commonwealth super featherweight title with Aqib Fiaz (12-1, KO1) being pulled out by his corner after the eighth round. Fiaz was dropped in the same round as Bellotti became a two-weight Commonwealth champion.

 

Campbell Hatton (14-0, KO5) extended his unbeaten run, as Jamie Sampson (9-3, KO0) was disqualified in the eighth and final round of their super lightweight meeting for persistent holding. Sampson had already been deducted points for the same infringements earlier in the contest.

 

Khaleel Majid (12-0, KO4) dropped Tom Farrell (21-8, KO5) three times en route to a sixth round stoppage at super lightweight, and Jack Turner (3-0, KO3) took care of Adam Yahaya (23-11-2, KO12) inside a round at bantamweight.

 

Middleweight prospect Paddy Lacey (10-0, KO2) needed just over 90 seconds to blast out Owen Kirk (3-2-2, KO0) with a body shot, and William Crolla (2-0, KO1) only required less than a minute to deal with Martin Shaw (4-17-3, KO1) at super welterweight.

 

Muhammad Mustafa Ali (4-0, KO1) won every round of six against Giulio Commerso (2-1, KO0) in their super bantamweight contest.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR