Did Catterall knock Taylor down?

Jack “El Gato” Catterall is all geared up for his bout against Regis Prograis on October 26, 2024. Having started his boxing career at the age of 10 years, Jack Catterall burst into the professional scene with a PTS victory against Carl Allen on September 22, 2012.

He has since been successful in dominating his opponents inside the boxing ring thanks to his powerful punches and his background in judo and wrestling. Catterall has also managed to get back to his winning ways following his solo defeat at the hands of his rival Josh Taylor. El Gato has successfully become victorious in 29 bouts out of 30 bouts as of October 2024. Jack Catterall is notable for 13 KO victories and 16 victories by decision in career. Unfortunately, his only loss so far was by decision.

Catterall vs. Taylor knockdowns

Jack Catterall had indeed knocked down Josh Taylor. El Gato and The Tartan Tornado first locked horns inside the boxing on February 26, 2022. Catterall has been the more consistent performer out of the two throughout the 12-round fight. He had punched Taylor more than vice versa in eleven out of twelve rounds. Josh Taylor also got knocked down by his challenger in the eighth round. As per CompuBox, Jack Catterall had landed 120 of 525 total punches accurately. On the other hand, his opponent Josh Taylor only managed to land 73 out of 306 punches accurately. Unfortunately, the judges decided in favor of Josh Taylor and he won via UD with a result of 113-112, 111-114, and 112-113.

What round did Catterall knock Taylor down?

Jack “El Gato” Catterall knocked his opponent Josh “The Tartan Tornado” Taylor down in the eighth round of a twelve-round fight. Unfortunately, it was not enough as a controversial UD by the judges made Josh Taylor the victor of the bout.

What did Josh Taylor say to Catterall?

Josh Taylor has been adamant about the fact that he had defeated Jack Catterall fair and square and does not feel the need to have a rematch. He stated (via skysports.com) that Jack Catterall has not managed to impress him in the fight. He always knew that he was better than Catterall and could defeat him without any problems and he did the same. That being said, Taylor stated that Catterall is a very good and skillful fighter, who knows his way around the ring very well.

Ahead of their rematch that took place on May 25, 2024, Josh Taylor once again expressed his views about Jack Catterall. He stated (via ESPN.in) that it was Jack Catterall who spent the last two years complaining against him to different promoters. The reality is that he is not afraid of Jack Catterall and he has not run from anybody in his career. Notably, the two fighters had to be kept in control by promoter Eddie Hearn during their press conference in April 2024, thereby signifying the bad blood between them.

*Last updated on October 22, 2024.