Scotsman Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) successfully defended his titles by defeating WBO mandatory challenger Englishman Jack Catterall (25-1, 13 KOs), bbabo.net reports.

Their duel took place in Glasgow (Scotland). In the eighth round, the challenger knocked down the champion, but the opponents went the whole distance. As a result, the fight ended with Taylor's victory by a split decision (114:111, 113:112, 112:113).

At the same time, during the meeting, the judge took off points from Catterall twice. At the same time, the challenger outclassed the champion according to hitting statistics.

Note that BoxingScene counted the victory of the contender.

Thus, Taylor won the 19th victory in the professional ring, of which 13 ended ahead of schedule. Catterall, in turn, suffered the first defeat of his career with 26 wins.

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