Jack Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) defeated former two-time light welterweight champion Regis ‘Rougarou’ Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision in the main event to capture the vacant WBO International super lightweight. headline Saturday night at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
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In round nine, Catterall scored a pair of strikes against the 35-year-old Prograis. Other than that turn, the fight had almost no action.
In the first round, a few punches were landed by each fighter. Prograis continued to support Catterall with another round of little contact from Catterall in the second. In the third round, Catterall landed his first solid punch on Prograis’ right eye, prompting red in another round without action. After four rounds, only a total of 34 punches landed.
“I knew I couldn’t take too many bets. He’s a hell of a fighter, a two-time world champion. I went back into it and scored two fights and started moving forward from it,” said Catterall to Matchroom Boxing after the fight, discussing how he came back from an initial letdown.
In the final seconds of the fifth round, Prograis landed a punch on the right shoulder, causing Referee John Latham to call a knockdown as Catterall went to the canvas, possibly from more of a slip than the punch.
Catterall suffered a cut on his right eyebrow from a clash of heads in the seventh.
Both wrestled to the canvas in the first minute of the eighth round. Prograis continues to run after Catterall, his punches landing, while Catterall lands a few.
In the last minute of the ninth round, Catterall dropped Prograis with a left on the chin for an 8 count from Referee Latham. In the last seconds, Prograis came down again from the left and quickly.
In the tenth round, there was little action as Catterall landed what was landed. In the eleventh round, the large crowd goes wild every time Catterall lands a punch. In the twelfth and final round, after a minute, Prograis, desperate for a knockout being behind, landed on the canvas after missing a wild left. He may have injured his right foot. What little landed came from Catterall.
The scores were 117-108, 116-109 and 116-109.
Returning after 15 months, 2016 Olympian and 2021 Silver Medalist Olympian and WBA Continental Super Welter champion Pat McCormack (6-0, 4 KOs) defeated Willam Andres Herrera (16-4, 7 KOs) by unanimous decision ten times to win. the vacant WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title.
In the first three rounds, McCormack dominated Herrera. In the fourth round, Referee Bob Williams, the commentators said, took a point from McCormack after a third warning for low punches. The final results did not show this.
In the sixth round, McCormack landed right in the back of the head, dropping Herrera and reeling from Referee Williams. In the seventh round, Herrera became the aggressor the rest of the fight, but lost every round up to that point.
In the ninth round, a clash of heads caused a cut on McCormack’s left eyebrow with blood on his face. In the tenth and final round, McCormack still couldn’t put away Herrera’s light punch, even though he was dominating.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90.
In a rematch, light welterweight Jimmy Joe Flint (15-2-2, 3 KOs) defeated Campbell Hatton (14-2, 5 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision in a fight full of upsets.
In the first round, Hatton, looking for revenge for losing to Flint, took the round, although Flint spent most of the hold. In the second round, in the first minute, a clash of heads caused a cut on Hatton’s left eyebrow. Flint continued to hold without a warning from referee Steve Gray.
In the third round, it was all Hatton, who had Flint’s face as red as a beat. Flint ended the round losing with a combination. In the fourth round, Flint suffered a cut on his left eyebrow. Hatton continued to dominate Flint, which he continued to hold.
In the first half of the fifth round, it was all Hatton. Flint finally decided to start fighting, hitting Hatton with a right halfway through and having his way the rest of the round. In the sixth round, both boxers continued to throw punches at a high rate, with Flint getting the better of it.
In the seventh round, Hatton held on, with Flint taking another round. In the eighth round, it was close, with Flint having a slight lead. The hold from both continued immediately after landing punches. In the ninth round, Referee Gray warned Hatton to use his head. It didn’t last for half a lap before she started again. Flint seemed to finish stronger.
In the tenth and final round, the pain-filled struggle continued. In the final seconds, Flint caught Hatton with a right to the chin, causing Hatton to hold the right at the bell. Flint’s left eye was closed. After the fight, Referee Gray helped remove Hatton’s gloves. That was a first.
The results were 97-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
Featherweight Joe McGrail (11-0, 5 KOs) defeated Lewis Morris (8-3, 1 KO) by an 8-round decision, scoring the lone bout.
In the second round, in the final seconds, a left hook from McGrail on the chin dropped Morris for an 8 count from referee Steve Gray. In the third, Morris held his own.
In the fourth, McGrail was warned several times for low blows, although he took all four rounds, none of them off balance. Morris landed several punches in the closing seconds of the sixth round to steal the round.
In the seventh round, Morris may have taken a close round, landing his best punch midway through the round on McGrail’s chin. McGrail seemed to be looking for a stoppage, but it never came close. In the eighth and final round, it was very competitive.
Referee Steve Gray scored the fight 79-72.
Junaid Bostan (10-0, 8 KOs) stopped Maico Sommariva (9-5-1, 8 KOs) at 1:39 of the third round of eight rounds.
In the second round, Bostan threw Sommariva to the canvas midway through the round with a warning from Referee Michael Alexander. Bostan took both shifts. In the third round, Bostan landed a left uppercut to the midsection, dropping Sommariva, who was able to beat Referee Alexander’s count, who cleared it after checking Sommariva’s condition.
Middleweight Steve Clarke (6-0 (1 KO) defeated Mateusz Pawlowski (2-2, 1 KO) by a six-round decision.
In the first four rounds, Clarke chased Pawlowski, who had a bad habit of dropping hands.
Pawlowski landed his best punch until the fifth round, a right on Clarke’s chin midway through the round. Clarke returned, picking up another find. Pawlowski landed the last two punches in the sixth and final round, possibly taking his first round.
Referee Steve Gray scored it 60-54.
Junior middleweight William Crolla (6-0, 5 KOs) stopped Lorenzo Grasso (6-2, 1 KO) at 0:44 of the first round of the scheduled six rounds.
In the first few seconds of the first round, a right from Crolla on the chin had Grasso on his feet and defenseless as referee Michael Alexander intervened, stopping and keeping Grasso from falling.
Undefeated as a European amateur gold medalist, 5x bantamweight champion Emily Whitworth (1-0) defeated Sara Orszagi (1-3) by a four-round decision.
In the first two rounds, Whitworth won. The opponent was much lighter and had a losing record, which was not a good choice for a first pro fight. Orszagi showed a lot of heart.
Whitworth took the fourth and final round. The last time he landed a big right after a minute and, shortly after, a solid left to the chin, but Orszagi made his work for it. Ringside commentators booed Whitworth.
Referee Michael Alexander scored it 40-36.
