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ElFrankos wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 10:39 https://linesandleather.wordpress.com/2 ... potential/

Catterall is from Chorley not Salford

I don't know if the main event is going to be good or not, but the card seems quite watchable
If Jack Catterall has lost a step, then maybe it might be competitive?

ElFrankos wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 14:19 I’ve copies of boxing news that suggest Chorley and Salford. Ive changed to Chorley having looked elsewhere. Annoyingly there online archive is shut now.

I tried to dull this post down on previous feedback.

He's definitely Chorley. Trains in Salford.

Catterall is from Chorley but drives 40mins to Salford to train with Jamie Moore

Jack Catterall aware Josh Taylor trilogy fight will likely be available

While Jack Catterall has his eyes fixed on Saturday’s fight in Manchester, England, with Harlem Eubank, he knows there is a contest that – win, lose or draw – remains viable for the future.

Catterall, of Chorley, England, is 1-1 with Scotland’s Josh Taylor, who was defeated by Ekow Essuman in May in Glasgow, but Catterall is aware that a trilogy fight with his bitter rival will always be an option.

The animosity they share, and the fact that their series is 1-1, means that they could easily run it back, and Catterall admits that it has been discussed.

“Yeah, of course – it’s been mentioned, but I guess like any fighter, I've got a fight scheduled,” Catterall said.

“I’m solely focused on that. If he’s in a position in the future and I am where two roads collide again, then we’ll accept it.”

Catterall watched on while Taylor was outscored and outworked by the industrious Essuman in an upset. Essuman had even been to Catterall’s gym beforehand and sparred with Jack, and Catterall had been curious to see how Taylor would perform in his debut at 147lbs.

“We’d seen in the fight with Teofimo [Lopez] where [Taylor] mentioned about the weight draining out of him; the energy draining out of him quite quick... I thought he looked sharp. As the bell went for the first, I think it was three rounds – [Taylor] was faster to the punch. His timing looked better. His speed certainly looked better. I knew how fit Essuman was. “They call him ‘The Engine.' A few times I thought both of them were going to stop each other. ‘Oh, he’s on top, he’s on top.’

“Then, as the fight progressed, we’d seen Essuman stick to what he does and kept chipping away and got the victory. I was made up for him.”

How did Catterall feel seeing his rival vanquished in front of his own fans in Glasgow?

“I didn't feel any kind of way,” he responded. “I was happy for Essuman. Josh got beat. I’m not going to kick him while he’s down. I know how that feels, losing a fight. It’s not nice. I’m not in a position where I’m going to start taking to the internet and firing shots at him. You’ve got to suck it up and take it like a man. Not like he did when we first boxed, but that’s a different story.

“Ultimately, Essuman, I’ve seen how hard he was training for the fight. I’ve been in that position, travelling up to Glasgow as the away fighter, probably expecting to get on the wrong side of the decision, maybe. I was quite nervous when it went to the scorecards for Essuman, but they come up right that night.”

Essuman is about three years past prime.
It's easy to tell just from his punch output which could never be sustainable past 35.
While it was a great performance against a more faded Josh Taylor, it still doesn't mean he is capable of the highest levels now. In fact the Taylor fight may go down as his best performance on the world stage, but isn't up there with his domestic title fights.

Shofilm doing free tickets for this now. Less than a 1/4 of the arena open too.

It's gonna be a stinker, of that I'm certain

Harlem Eubank: 'Jack Catterall is a more difficult fight than Adam Azim'

Harlem Eubank believes Jack Catterall is the right next step in his career.

Eubank headlines with the Chorley man in Manchester on Saturday night in an important fight for both, with former world title challenger Catterall looking to position himself toward a world title fight and Eubank looking to prove he is world class.

Eubank has only recently moved to 147lbs. Previously, he had been linked to a fight with Adam Azim at 140. When he jumped to 147, he called for Conor Benn. But his breakout fight now potentially comes against the veteran southpaw.

“Well, the performance against Tyrone McKenna [whom Eubank stopped in March], in Brighton, great night and the performance and the finish meant that we could go bigger and better. And Jack Catterall, he’s been campaigning at world level over and over again. And more often than not beating those guys up there, pretty convincingly. So the fashion in which I won my homecoming fight in March meant that we could reach for the guys at the top. And that is Jack Cattrall and to place myself at the top of the sport, these are the guys that you have to beat. I welcome that challenge with open arms.”

Eubank is No. 14 with the WBO and 15 with the IBF and Catterall is still ranked at 140, where he has done the majority of his work.

Victory over Catterall, and Eubank would expect a high ranking across the board.

“And it would put me on the verge of a world title shot,” he added. “That’s what I’m in the sport for.”

For Azim, the young Shane McGuigan-trained protegee, Eubank got as far as facing off in the ring with him to announce a fight that had not been signed. It never happened.

Catterall is a very different stylistic proposition.

“It’s a much higher level fight,” Eubank added. “It’s a more difficult fight and a fight that will place me at the top of the sport. And that is something that really excites me because I’ve been waiting for a big opportunity to show people what I’m capable of for a long time. And this is, this is the fight. This is the opportunity. This is the standard. This is world class, world level boxing. And this is the type of fight that I’ve been building up to for the last 11 years.”

There has been no trash talk between Eubank and Catterall. Nor is there likely to be any. But there is respect from both. Eubank, 31, said: “It’s well known what he likes to do. You know, his preferred style that he uses but we can’t forget he’s a well-rounded fighter. He’s experienced and he can do a multitude of things. He just prefers sometimes to stay in a certain phase. But we’re well prepared and we know that he’s capable of doing other things as well and we’re prepared for everything that he might come with on the night.”

Eubank has nine knockouts from his 21 wins, while Catterall has stopped 13 of his 30 victims, against two losses.

Eubank has favorable results against common opponents in McKenna and Timo Schwarzkopf, and that leads Eubank to believe he could be the bigger puncher on the night. Catterall outscored both, while Eubank stopped them.

“I mean, the common opponents we’ve shared would suggest so, but again, it’s not going to make a difference I don’t think in the fight. He can punch. It’s well documented that he has that in his arsenal. He can punch with both hands and I can punch with both hands as well, so I don’t think it’s going to be a defining factor in the fight, but I know his skillset and I believe that when I’m on my A game that I’m a superior fighter.”

Eubank has long spoken of his dream to box at the stadium of Brighton’s soccer team, but all roads must lead through Catterall on Saturday, and he is not looking beyond the Chorley man.
“I’m just looking at what’s in front of me, to be honest. I’m ready to roll with the punches, but I want to go in there and find the best. I’m not looking past Jack Catterall. I’m just looking at what's in front of me and going in there and putting on a performance and coming out victorious and the rest is waiting on the other side of it. I think it’s the right step.

“I fought Timo Schwarzkopf three fights ago, two-time European champion. I was the first man to stop Timo and Timo had also been in the ring with Jack. That’s at European level. When you go above that, you’re going up towards world level and Jack’s been at world level. He’s proven himself there. And that’s the type of step I need now.”

garethhop wrote: ↑03 Jul 2025, 08:42 Shofilm doing free tickets for this now. Less than a 1/4 of the arena open too.

Where are they? I know a few who'd definitely get them.

Coco wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 13:30

ElFrankos wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 10:39 https://linesandleather.wordpress.com/2 ... potential/

Catterall is from Chorley not Salford

I knew a lass from Chorley, her favourite meal was a pasty in a white bread bun.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 04:26

Coco wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 13:30

ElFrankos wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 10:39 https://linesandleather.wordpress.com/2 ... potential/

Catterall is from Chorley not Salford

I knew a lass from Chorley, her favourite meal was a pasty in a white bread bun.

With or without chips?

Coco wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 08:19

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 04:26

Coco wrote: ↑30 Jun 2025, 13:30

Catterall is from Chorley not Salford

I knew a lass from Chorley, her favourite meal was a pasty in a white bread bun.

With or without chips?

Without. She told me it was a local delicacy. It looked fairly carboriphic to me.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 09:05

Coco wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 08:19

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 04:26

I knew a lass from Chorley, her favourite meal was a pasty in a white bread bun.

With or without chips?

Without. She told me it was a local delicacy. It looked fairly carboriphic to me.

It's called a Wigan Kebab. I saw it on a food channel.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 09:59

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 09:05

Coco wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025, 08:19

With or without chips?

Without. She told me it was a local delicacy. It looked fairly carboriphic to me.

It's called a Wigan Kebab. I saw it on a food channel.

You learn something new every day. I'm a Mackem, and our contribution to the culinary world is Cheesy ChipsTM

All weights below:

12 rounds – welterweight
Jack Catterall – 146.5lbs
Harlem Eubank – 146.5lbs

10 rounds – lightweight
Joe Cordina – 134.7lbs
Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz – 133.45lbs

10 rounds – lightweight
Aqib Fiaz – 133.9lbs
Alex Murphy – 135lbs

Eight rounds – cruiserweight
Pat Brown – 203.8lbs
Lewis Oakford – 204lbs

Eight rounds – junior middleweight
|William Crolla – 155.7lbs
Fraser Wilkinson –154.6lbs

Eight-two minutes rounds – junior featherweight
Skye Nicolson – 123.9lbs
Carla Camila Campos Gonzales – 122.7lbs

Six rounds – super middleweight
Niall Brown – 171.4lbs
Victor Ionascu – 168.6lbs

Four rounds – heavyweight
Leo Atang – 226.3lbs
Milen Paunov – 218.6lbs

Four rounds – featherweight
Alfie Middlemiss – 127.5lbs
Mohammed Wako – 127.4lbs

Fight night!!

Absolutely.. no hype for this one..

Might be some decent fights.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 05:40 Absolutely.. no hype for this one..

Might be some decent fights.

Yeah, I can only find one bit of footage showing Cordina's opponent and he look good against a very limited opponent. Joe's been out over a year and is coming off a hard loss, so it could be interesting.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 05:40 Absolutely.. no hype for this one..

Might be some decent fights.

Big hype in York for it! Leo has done 600 tickets himself.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 07:09

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 05:40 Absolutely.. no hype for this one..

Might be some decent fights.

Big hype in York for it! Leo has done 600 tickets himself.

Fiaz usually sells loads of tickets to his locals in Oldham too.

Brown is at home too. He has a decent following.

Not sure if Crolla has a decent following.

Have they only opened the lower tier for this?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 07:36

mickey1975 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 07:09

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Jul 2025, 05:40 Absolutely.. no hype for this one..

Might be some decent fights.

Big hype in York for it! Leo has done 600 tickets himself.

Fiaz usually sells loads of tickets to his locals in Oldham too.

Brown is at home too. He has a decent following.

Not sure if Crolla has a decent following.

Have they only opened the lower tier for this?

Yes. And Leo's trainer said Leo is officially the biggest ticket seller on the card. I'm not sure how that works out but he's not prone to making up rubbish for the sake of it, I'll ask him later. The kid brought in to fight Alfie Middlemiss is an ex legions fighter (Leo's am club) so could possibly have great support if many are in the arena at that point.