The controversial judges’ scorecards that explain how Josh Taylor defeated Jack Catterall last night have been released.
The undisputed super lightweight champion won a split decision in Glasgow against Englishman Catterall, but many felt that the underdog had done enough to take the belts.
Catterall managed to take the fight on the card of judge Howard Foster, who gave him the edge in rounds three and 12, the more divisive of the contest.
Victor Loughlin had it the inverse, while fans are struggling to comprehend the wonky scorecard offered by Ian John-Lewis that saw him award Taylor a massive 114-111 victory.
The decision will likely leave Catterall unable to fight for the undisputed title again, as Taylor appears to believe he was given a rightful win, and is now heading to welterweight in pursuit of Terence Crawford.
“I think I put a little bit too much pressure [on myself] with being the heavy favourite and to put on a good show in front of my home fans,” Taylor told Sky Sports after the fight.
“I believe I got the win 100% but Jack did very well.
“It was close, I let him have a little too much success, but overall I scored the bigger and better shots, the more meaningful shots.”
Jack Catterall knocked down Josh Taylor during their super lightweight championship fight
Catterall was initially quiet about the result, but ultimately posted a heartfelt message to his Instagram followers detailing that he had fought for his family, and was devastated by the decision.
The Englishman was a monstrous underdog heading into the fight, but put in a spirited performance that had fans calling the decision a robbery.
“You know what hurts the most,” Catterall said in a message to his 56,000+ followers. “It wasn’t for me I done all of this for my family my team my town and country.
“My baby girl and misses, our future. Today I should have been waking up with all of the belts.
“15 months out the ring, they all wrote me off. F***ed me in every way possible for over two years, finally got the fight.
“Sacrificed everything to fight one of the top pound-for-pound ranked fighters, gave him a lesson. For what.
“Boxing shame on you. Judges [middle finger]. Dreams stolen.”
His coach Nigel Travis was a little bit less diplomatic than the fighter, saying in a tweet after the fight: “There are no words I can say to express my disgust at what happened last night.
“Jack Catterall clearly won and should be the undisputed world champion but because of incompetent judges, he’s not.
“It’s f***in’ embarrassing how our sport destroys itself. F*** Off.”
Should the Scot decide to move up in weight, Catterall may be able to fight for the WBO belt, but it is likely that the titles will be split up again and he may have missed his chance at undisputed.
Credit: Mirror
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