Jack Catterall walked away with the win on July 5 when he confronted Harlem Eubank at AO Area in Manchester, England. The 2 fighters squared off in an all-British fundamental occasion scheduled for 12 rounds.
The welterweight contest didn’t go the total distance. Each fighters received lower by an unintentional head conflict on the finish of the sixth spherical. The combat was halted at first of the seventh spherical on the recommendation of the ringside physician. The choice was made in accordance with judges’ scorecards that learn 69-65, 69-66, and 69-66, all in favor of Catterall.
With the victory, Jack Catterall improved to 31-2, 13 KOs and bounced again after falling brief in an interim title combat with Arnold Barboza Jr. in February. As well as, the 32-year-old southpaw claimed the WBA Worldwide and IBF Intercontinental belts.
31-year-old Harlem Eubank dropped to 21-1, 9 KOs, struggling his first defeat.
On Catterall vs Eubank undercard
Within the 10-round co-feature, former champion Joe Cordina (18-1, 9 KOs) of Wales defeated Mexico’s Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz (17-2, 13 KOs) by unanimous choice. With scores of 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92, Cordina received the WBO “International” light-weight title.
Amongst different Catterall vs Eubank outcomes, Aqib Fiaz (14-1, 2 KOs) defeated Alex Murphy (13-2) by unanimous choice at tremendous featherweight. The judges scored the 10-round combat 96-95, 96-94, and 97-93.
Pat Brown (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Lewis Oakford (6-3) within the first spherical at cruiserweight. The time was 2:06 into the spherical.
Leo Atang (1-0, 1 KO) dropped and stopped Milen Paunov (7-16, 5 KOs) within the first spherical at heavyweight. With the win, Atang made a profitable professional debut. The time was 2:29 into the spherical.
On Catterall vs Eubank prelims
On the Catterall vs Eubank prelims, Fraser Wilkinson (12-2, 2 KOs) upset William Crolla (8-1, 6 KOs) through sixth-round TKO at tremendous welterweight. The time of the stoppage was 1:07.
Skye Nicolson (13-1, 1 KO) rebounded from her first loss, defeating Carla Camila Campos Gonzales (9-4, 8 KOs) through second-round TKO at tremendous bantamweight. The time was 1:21 into the spherical.
Alfie Middlemiss (3-0) scored a 40-36 factors choice over Mohammed Wako (1-5) in a four-rounder at featherweight. Plus, Niall Brown (16-0, 6 KOs) stopped Victor Ionascu (14-7, 10 KOs) in 4 rounds at tremendous middleweight.
