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The boxing world united in outrage as a number of famous faces blasted the decision to hand Josh Taylor an inexplicable victory over Jack Catterall on Saturday night, while Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom called for an immediate inquest.
Taylor was dropped in the eighth round, while both fighters had points deducted in a bout largely dominated by Catterall, who stormed out of the ring following the announcement.
The Tartan Tornado, making the first defence of his undisputed super-lightweight championship, was given the nod by two of the judges with scores of 114-111 and 113-112, while Catterall was given the other 113-112.
Josh Taylor defeated Jack Catterall via a highly controversial split decision victory
Taylor retained his undisputed super-lightweight championship with the victory in Glasgow
Taylor struggled to gain any momentum at any point of the fight, with Catterall putting in a coming-of-age performance, backing up his pre-fight calm and confidence.
The Chorley fighter, who looked to have become undisputed champion, while staying unbeaten and moving to 27-0, celebrated in style after the final bell, with the Glasgow crowd clearly expecting an away win.
The announcement shocked not only the fighters but those watching on from the stands, with audible gasps clearly heard.
It wasn’t just those within the stadium scratching their heads, however, with a number of notable names taking to social media to voice their anger – particularly after the revelation that Catterall landed 166 punches to 85.
Carl Frampton tweeted: ‘I love Josh. I love Jack. But the wrong man got his hand raised.’
Carl Froch meanwhile simply stated, ‘Surely an upset’, while Dillian Whyte had just one word: ‘Disgusting’.
Michael Owen took a stronger stance, insisting: ‘Boxing is such a great sport but decisions like that are a disgrace and call into question the integrity of the game.’
Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson was equally surprised and outraged, stating: ‘I am so…
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Source : dailymail
