Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall in numbers
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The age-old England vs Scotland rivalry reignites this weekend as Josh “Tartan Tornado” Taylor (18-0, 13KOs) defends his undisputed super-lightweight status to WBO #1 Jack “El Gato” Catterall (26-0, 13KOs) on Saturday, February 26 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
In the build-up to fight night, BBN decided to explore the numbers behind this Anglo-Scottish classic:
Tale of the Tape
Taylor
Age: 31
Fights: 18
Rounds: 103
Wins: 18
KOs: 13
Losses: 0
Height: 5ft 10in
Reach: 69½in
Stance: Southpaw
Catterall
Age: 29
Fights: 26
Rounds: 160
Wins: 26
KOs: 13
Losses: 0
Height: 5ft 7in
Reach: 67in
Stance: Southpaw
Amateur Record
Taylor: 135-15 (Approx)
Catterall: 48-18
Championship Record
World Championship Bouts
Taylor: (4-0, 1KOs)
Catterall: (0-0)
Against Former or Current World Champs
Taylor: (5-0, 1KOs)
Catterall: (0-0)
Length of World Championship Reigns
Taylor: 1015 days
Catterall: N/A
Opponents Records
Combined Opponents Total
Taylor: 350-68-14
Catterall: 412-583-42
Power
KO Ratio
Taylor: 72.22%
Catterall: 50%
Average KO Time
Taylor: Rounds 3.15
Catterall: Rounds 3.38
Titles
All Titles:
Taylor: 7
Catterall: 4
World Titles:
Taylor: 4
Catterall: 0
Josh Taylor is one of six undisputed male champions in a four-belt era: Oleksandr Usyk (cruiserweight); Bernard Hopkins (middleweight); Jermain Taylor (middleweight); Terence Crawford (super lightweight); Josh Taylor (super lightweight); Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (super middleweight).
Trainers
Taylor: 2 (Shane McGuigan, Ben Davison)
Catterall: 3 (Lee Beard, Haroon Hadley, Jamie Moore)
Purses
Taylor: £1.5million+
Catterall: £500k+
Tickets
14,000+ tickets sold
BBN's Predictions Poll
Taylor (PTS): 50%
Taylor (KO): 50%
Catterall (PTS): 0%
Catterall (KO): 0%
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