Catterall vs Foley

Who won Catterall vs Foley?

Jack Catterall beat Darragh Foley by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 27th May 2023 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 99-88, 98-89, 97-90 in favor of winner Jack Catterall.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mauricio Lara losing to Leigh Wood for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Terri Harper beat Ivana Habazin.

Catterall vs Foley stats

Jack Catterall stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Darragh Foley made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Jack Catterall was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Foley had a height advantage of 3 inches over Catterall. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jack Catterall & Darragh Foley fought out of a southpaw stance.

Catterall was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months earlier than Foley, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 182 to Foley's 180.

Jack Catterall went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Catterall vs Foley form

Jack Catterall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Josh Taylor on 26th February 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, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Abderrazak Houya on 28th November 2020 by points in the 10th round at Church House, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Timo Schwarzkopf on 22nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Ohara Davies on 6th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

He had won against Tyrone McKenna on 30th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Catterall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Foley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Catterall vs Foley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Catterall vs Foley?

Catterall vs Foley was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Catterall vs Foley?

Jack Catterall was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Darragh Foley made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.