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 title on Saturday night at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
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In round nine, Catterall scored a pair of knockdowns against the 35-year-old Prograis. Other than that round, the fight had almost no action whatsoever.
In the first round, a few punches were landed from either fighter. Prograis continued backing Catterall up with another round of little contact from Catterall in the second. In the third round, Catterall landed his first solid punch on Prograis’s right eye, causing redness in another no-action round. After four rounds, only a total of 34 punches landed.
In the fifth round final seconds, 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 from 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 round eight. Prograis continues running after Catterall, his punches falling short, while Catterall lands hardly any.
In the ninth round final minute, Catterall dropped Prograis with a left on the chin for an 8-count from Referee Latham. In the final seconds, Prograis went down again from a left and quickly up.
In the tenth round, there was little action as Catterall landed what was landed. In the eleventh round, the large crowd goes wild whenever 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.
Scores were 117-108, 116-109 and 116-109.
Returning after 15 months, the 2016 Olympian and 2021 Silver Medalist Olympian and WBA Continental Super Welter champ Pat McCormack (6-0, 4 KOs) defeated Willam Andres Herrera (16-4, 7 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision 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 reported, took a point from McCormack after a third warning for low punches. The final scores didn’t show that.
In the sixth round, McCormack landed right behind the head, dropping Herrera and waved off by Referee Williams. In the seventh round, Herrera became the aggressor the rest of the fight, though losing every round up to this point.
In the ninth round, a clash of heads caused a cut on the left eyebrow of McCormack with blood down his face. In the tenth and final round, McCormack still couldn’t put away the light punching Herrera though dominating.
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 foul-filled fight.
In the first round, Hatton, looking for revenge from losing to Flint, took the round, though Flint spent most of it holding. In the second round, in the first minute, a clash of heads caused a cut on Hatton’s left eyebrow. Flint continued holding without a warning from Referee Steve Gray.
In the third round, it was all Hatton, who had Flint’s face red as a beat. Flint ended the losing round with a combination. In the fourth round, Flint suffered a cut on his left eyebrow. Hatton continued dominating Flint, who continued holding.
In the fifth round’s first half, it was all Hatton. Flint finally decided to start fighting, rocking Hatton with a right midway and having his way the rest of the round. In the sixth round, both boxers continued throwing punches at a high rate, with Flint having the better of it.
In the seventh round, Hatton did the holding, with Flint taking another round. In the eighth round, it was close, with Flint having a slight edge. The holding from both continued immediately after landing punches. In the ninth round, Referee Gray warned Hatton for using his head. There was no holding for half a round before it started again. Flint seemed to finish stronger.
In the tenth and final round, the foul-filled fight continued. In the final seconds, Flint rocked Hatton with a right on the chin, making Hatton hold the right to the bell. Flint’s left eye was closed. After the fight, Referee Gray helped take Hatton’s gloves off. That was a first.
Scores were 97-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
Featherweight Joe McGrail (11-0, 5 KOs) beat Lewis Morris (8-3, 1 KO) by an 8-round decision, scoring the lone knockdown.
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, though taking all four rounds, none lopsided. Morris landed several punches in the sixth round’s final seconds to steal the round.
In the seventh round, Morris may have taken a close round, landing his best punch a right midway in the round on the chin of McGrail. 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.
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 rounds.
In the second round, Bostan threw Sommariva to the canvas halfway through the round with a warning from Referee Michael Alexander. Bostan took both rounds. In the third round, Bostan landed a lead left uppercut to the midsection, dropping Sommariva, who managed to beat the count from Referee Alexander, who waved it off 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 his hands.
Pawlowski landed his best punch so far in the fifth round, a right on Clarke’s chin halfway through the round. Clarke came back, taking another found. Pawlowski landed the final 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 a scheduled six rounds.
In the first round’s early seconds, a right from Crolla on the chin had Grasso out on his feet and defenseless as referee Michael Alexander stepped in, stopping it and holding Grasso up from falling.
Unbeaten as an amateur European Gold Medalist, 5x am champion bantamweight Emily Whitworth (1-0) beat 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 plenty of heart.
Whitworth took the fourth and final rounds. The final round landed a big right after a minute and, shortly later, a solid left to the chin, but Orszagi did her work for it. Ringside commentators over-hyped Whitworth.
Referee Michael Alexander scored it 40-36.
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