Jack Catterall is prepared for a world title shot subsequent in opposition to WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez after beating former WBA/WBC 140-lb champ Regis Prograis on Saturday evening in Manchester. Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) says he’ll combat Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) in Manchester or New York.
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Teofimo’s fast plans aren’t clear. He’s having promotional issues with Prime Rank. Whether or not he stays or leaves the corporate, he could possibly be shifting as much as 147 looking for greater fights. Catterall wouldn’t be what Teofimo considers a well-paying combat.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn would additionally prefer to match a combat between Catterall and Teofimo, however he admits that the higher choice is to face the winner of the December seventh combat between IBF mild welterweight champion Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins. Hearn promotes each fighters. So, it needs to be simple to set a combat up between the winner and Catterall.
“That’s as much as Teofimo, however that’s an choice for a combat. There’s speak of him going to 147,” mentioned Jack Catterall in the course of the post-fight press convention when requested if he’d prefer to problem Teofimo Lopez for his WBO mild welterweight title subsequent.
“Pay attention, we’d love that combat in Manchester or New York. So, who is aware of?” mentioned Catterall.
Teofimo has been calling out Terence Crawford, Ryan Garcia, and Devin Haney. These are the matchups that he’s hoping to get. Catterall isn’t as common as any of these guys proper now, and he may not ever be.
“We should always get ordered to combat Teofimo Lopez as nicely. I believe it’s a terrific combat. Clearly, the Paro-Hitchins one might be extra lifelike, and we’ll see what occurs December seventh,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to the Stomping Grounds about wanting Teofimo for Catterall’s subsequent combat.
“Jack Catterall wants that shot on the world title. He could also be the very best at 140 kilos. A improbable fighter. Inside 11 months, he’s headlined in Liverpool in opposition to Linares. In Leeds in opposition to Josh Taylor, and Prograis in Manchester.
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