Catterall vs Barboza Jr

Who won Catterall vs Barboza Jr?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Jack Catterall by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 15th, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

Catterall was defending his WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Arnold Barboza Jr in February 2025.He had held this belt for 1 month and 14 days.

Also on the undercard Zelfa Barrett lost to Jazza Dickens, Reece Bellotti defeated Michael Gomez Jnr for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight belts, Pat McCormack was victorious over Robbie Davies Jnr, Aqib Fiaz beat Lydon Chircop, Alfie Middlemiss defeated Caine Singh, William Crolla was victorious over Ayoub Zakari, and Conner Tudsbury beat Sadaam Moamed Da Silva Caetano.

Catterall vs Barboza Jr stats

Jack Catterall stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Arnold Barboza Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws.

Jack Catterall was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Barboza Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Catterall. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Jack Catterall fought out of the southpaw stance, while Arnold Barboza Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Catterall was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Barboza Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 230 compared to Barboza Jr's 210.

Jack Catterall went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Arnold Barboza Jr was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Catterall vs Barboza Jr form

Jack Catterall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Regis Prograis on October 26, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Co-op Live, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Josh Taylor on May 25, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jorge Linares on October 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Darragh Foley on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Josh Taylor on February 26, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jose Carlos Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sean McComb on April 20, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jose Pedraza on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had defeated Danielito Zorrilla on July 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Jack Catterall.

Going into this contest, Jack Catterall had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Arnold Barboza Jr's last outing had been 2 months and 30 days ago.

Catterall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Catterall vs Barboza Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Catterall vs Barboza Jr?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Catterall vs Barboza Jr?

Jack Catterall was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Arnold Barboza Jr made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.