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 of the WBO International super title lightweight that was empty. Saturday night at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
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In the ninth round, Catterll scored twice on Prograis, 35. Other than that round, the fight was almost motionless.
In the first round, few punches are landed on either fighter. Prograis continued to support Catterall with another round of minor contact from Catterall in the second. In the third round, Catterll landed his first hard punch to Prograis’ right eye, causing another round of inaction. After four rounds, only 34 punches landed.
In the final seconds of the fifth round, Prograis landed a punch to the right shoulder, prompting referee John Latham to call a knockdown as Catterll went to the canvas, which may have been more of a slip than a punch.
Catterll suffered an injury to his right eyebrow in a head-to-head collision in the seventh.
The two grappled on the canvas in the first minute of the eighth round. Prograis continues to run after Catterall, his punches falling short, and Catterall never lands.
In the last minute of the ninth round, Catterll dropped Prograis with a left to the chin earning 8 points from Referee Latham. In the last seconds, Prograis went down again from the left and immediately went up.
In the tenth round, there was action as Catterll got a takedown. In the eleventh round, the crowd goes wild whenever Catterall lands a fight. In the twelfth and final round, after a minute, Prograis, looking for a blow from behind, fell to the canvas after missing a left. He may have injured his right foot. That little came from Catterall.
The scores were 117-108, 116-109 and 116-109.
Returning after 15 months, 2016 Olympian and 2021 Silver Medal Olympian and WBA Continental Super Welter champion Pat McCormack (6-0, 4 KOs) defeated Willam Andres Herrera (16-4 , 7 KOs) with a ten-round unanimous decision win. the vacant WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title.
For the first three rounds, McCormack dominated Herrera. In the fourth round, referee Bob Williams, the commentators reported, took a point from McCormack after a third warning for low punches. The final score did not reflect that.
In the sixth round, McCormack landed in the back of the head, took Herrera down and was stopped by referee Williams. In the seventh round, Herrera was the aggressor throughout the fight, although he had lost every round so far.
In the ninth round, a clash of heads resulted in a cut on McCormack’s left eyebrow and blood running down his face. In the tenth and final round, McCormack was unable to pull off a blow to Herrera despite his dominance.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.
In the 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 hard fought fight.
In the first round, Hatton, looking to avenge his loss to Flint, took the round, although Flint spent most of it holding it. In the second round, in the first minute, a clash of heads caused a cut to Hatton’s left eyebrow. Flint continued to hold without a warning from referee Steve Gray.
In the third round, it was all over Hatton, who had Flint’s face as red as a beat. Flint ended the losing streak with a combination. In the fourth round, Flint was hit with a left. Hatton continued to dominate Flint, who continued to hold.
In the first half of round five, it was all Hatton. Finally Flint decided to start the fight, rocking Hatton in the middle and working his way through 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 them.
In the seventh round, Hatton held on, and Flint took another round. In the eighth round, it was close, with Flint by a narrow margin. The grappling of the two continued soon after they came to blows. In the ninth round, referee Gray warned Hatton for using his head. There was no catching part of the round before it started again. Flint seems to be finishing strong.
In the tenth and final round, the grueling battle continued. In the final seconds, Flint rocked Hatton with a right to the chin, prompting Hatton to land a right on the bar. Flint’s left eye was closed. After the fight, referee Gray helped remove Hatton’s gloves. That was the first time.
The scores 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 only one count.
In the second round, in the last seconds, McGrail’s hook to the chin dropped Morris by 8 counts by 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 which landed. Morris landed more punches in the final seconds of the sixth round to steal the round.
In the seventh round, Morris may have taken the closest round, landing his best punch midway through the round on McGrail’s chin. McGrail appeared to want to be stopped, but he didn’t come close. In the eighth and final round, it was very competitive.
Referee Steve Gray scored the fight 79-72.
Junior middleweight southpaw Junaid Bostan (10-0, 8 KOs) stopped Maico Sommariva (9-5-1, 8 KOs) at 1:39 of the third round of a scheduled eight round bout.
In the second round, Bostan threw Sommariva to the canvas midway through the round with a warning from referee Michael Alexander. Bostan took both rounds. In the third round, Bostan hit a left hook, dropping Sommariva, who was able to beat referee Alexander’s record, and waved it off after checking Sommariva’s condition.
Middleweight Steve Clarke (6-0 (1 KO)) defeated Mateusz Pawlowski (2-2, 1 KO) by decision in six rounds.
For the first four rounds, Clarke chased Pawlowski, who had a nasty habit of dropping hands.
Pawlowski landed his best punch thus far in the fifth round, a right to Clarke’s chin midway through the round. Clarke returned, taking another found. Pawlowski landed the last two punches in the sixth and final round, potentially 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 minutes of the first round, a right from Crolla to the chin knocked Grasso off his feet and he was unable to defend himself as referee Michael Alexander stepped in, stopping and holding Grasso up.
Undefeated as a European Gold medalist, 5x am 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 very light and had a losing record, which was not a good thing for a pro’s first fight. Orszagi showed a lot of heart.
Whitworth took the fourth and final round. The last round came with a hard right a minute later and, moments later, a hard left to the chin, but Orszagi made it work. Ringside commentators spoke highly of Whitworth.
Referee Michael Alexander scored it 40-36.
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