The incredible scorecards of Josh Taylor's win over Jack Catterall are now available.
The boxing world is right to slam the split decision, as evidenced by the astonishing punch stats.
Jack Catterall and Josh Taylor thought they were good enough to win
Catterall performed admirably in front of a Taylor-mad Scottish crowd at Glasgow.
Most believed that he had done enough to win the WBA, WBC and IBF light-welterweight world championships.
After initially celebrating the end of the last bell, Catterall's joy quickly turned into devastation as the scores were announced.
Howard Foster was a good fighter, scoring 113-112 to Catterall. Both fighters won six rounds.
Victor Loughlin was able to get Taylor to 113-112
Taylor was able to win a staggering 114-111 victory, and eight rounds with Ian John-Lewis.
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredThe punching stats showed that Catterall was the clear winner.
Taylor threw 306 punches, while Catterall threw 525. Taylor threw 306 punches. Both men landed just shy of a quarter. Taylor landed 73 and 120 respectively.
39 of 258 jabs were connected, and 81 power hits of 267 did the trick for the challenger.
The Tartan Tornado, on the other hand, managed to catch his opponent using 16 of 127 jabs as well as 57 of 179 big shots.
Josh Taylor REMAINS undisputed super-lightweight world champion after winning via split decision.
Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing), February 26, 2022
113-112 Catterall
114-111 Taylor
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Many in the boxing community were furious at this incident.
Dillian Whyte said simply: "Disgusting."
Carl Frampton said: "I love Josh. Jack is my favorite. The wrong man raised his hand."
After storming off, Catterall refused to comment and broke his silence just before 1am with an X-rated Tweet.
He wrote, "What a load s ***!"
