Fight Week: Former heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder is scheduled to face Zhilei Zhang in the 5 vs. 5 main event Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
This was the night when the long-running feud between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, and the hysterical fallout from their first fight, was supposed to finally be put to bed. Instead, we were left with the sight of Bob Arum, the legendary 92-year-old promotor, grabbing the mic in the ring and taking a flamethrower to the judges and their employers. “Those scorecards were a disgrace, an absolute disgrace," said Arum, the Top Rank chief who promotes Taylor.
Jack Catterall says he had to keep his "emotions intact" during his much-hyped grudge rematch win over Josh Taylor in Leeds on Saturday.
Jack Catterall avenged his controversial defeat to Josh Taylor by outpointing the Scot in front of a raucous crowd in Leeds. The Chorley fighter undoubtedly landed the cleaner shots throughout, but had to withstand a brave fightback from Taylor, who suffered the second defeat of his professional career. Taylor, however, said he is keen on a third meeting to "settle the score".