THE countdown is nearly over for the rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall.
More than two years have passed since they faced off against each other in Glasgow.
Now, they are getting ready to do it all again.
The fight
Taylor came into the bout as the light-welterweight king having unified the division.
The East Lothian boxer had done it the hard way in taking part in the World Boxing Super Series.
He defeated Ryan Martin in the quarter-final before becoming a world champion for the first time with a decision win over Ivan Baranchyk.
Taylor then put his world title up against the WBA (Super) light-welterweight belt of Regis Prograis.
The bout in London in 2019 again went the distance and Taylor was celebrating the win.
He then defeated Jose Carlos Ramirez to unify the division.
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Catterall came into the bout as an underdog but took Taylor the distance at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow more than two years ago.
Many were of the view Catterall had done enough to take the win but crucially the judges scored in the Scotsman’s favour.
A war of words has rumbled on between the two men ever since and they will step back into the ring tonight (Saturday), at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
The boxers
Name: Josh Taylor
Hometown: Prestonpans
Height: 5ft 10ins
Date of birth: January 2, 1991
Record: 19-1 (13 KOs)
Rounds fought: 127
Debut: v Archie Weah (July 18, 2015)
Titles held: Commonwealth light-welterweight title, WBC Silver light-welterweight title, IBF light-welterweight title, WBC light-welterweight title, WBO light-welterweight title, WBA (Super) light-welterweight title and The Ring light-welterweight title.
Name: Jack Catterall
Hometown: Chorley
Height: 5ft 7 ins
Date of birth: July 1, 1993
Record: 28-1 (13 KOs)
Rounds fought: 194
Debut: v Carl Allen (September 22, 2012)
Titles held: Central Area light-welterweight title, WBO European light-welterweight title, WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title, British light-welterweight title, WBA Intern-Continental light-welterweight title.
Josh Taylor’s last five fight
Loss v Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden, New York. October 6, 2023
Win v Jack Catterall at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow. February 26, 2022
Win v Jose Carlos Ramirez at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas. May 22, 2021
Win v Apinun Khongsong at York Hall, Bethnal Green. September 26, 2020
Win v Regis Prograis at 02 Arena, Greenwich. October 26, 2019
Jack Catterall’s last five fights
Win v Jorge Linares at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool. October 21, 2023
Win v Darragh Foley at Manchester Arena, Manchester. May 27, 2023
Loss v Josh Taylor at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow. February 26, 2022
Win v Aberrazak Houya at Church House, London. November 28, 2020
Win v Tim Schwarzkopf at Caesars Palace, Dubai. November 22, 2019.
Weigh in weight
Josh Taylor: 139.6lbs
Jack Catterall: 139.8lbs
How can I watch it?
The full card is streamed live on DAZN in more than 200 countries, excluding the USA and Canada. To sign up for a subscription, go to www.dazn.com
When does it start?
The undercard starts at 7pm and the ring walks for Taylor and Catterall are due to get started at 10.35pm. Timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
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