Catterall vs Linares

Who won Catterall vs Linares?

Jack Catterall beat Jorge Linares by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Jack Catterall.

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).

Also, on the undercard Peter McGrail was victorious over Fran Mendoza, Aqib Fiaz lost to Reece Bellotti for the CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight belt and Campbell Hatton defeated Jamie Sampson.

Catterall vs Linares stats

Back in October 2023, Jack Catterall stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Linares made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Linares had advantage in power over Catterall, with a 62% knock out percentage over Catterall's 48%.

Jack Catterall was the younger man by 8 years, at 30 years old.

Linares had a height advantage of 1 inch over Catterall. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Jack Catterall fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jorge Linares was an orthodox fighter.

Catterall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 year and 9 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 172 less professional rounds, 194 to Linares' 366.

Jack Catterall went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Catterall vs Linares form

Jack Catterall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Darragh Foley on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Linares had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Zhora Hamazaryan on 11th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Zaur Abdullaev on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on 29th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Morales on 14th February 2020 by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California.

He had defeated Al Toyogon on 7th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jorge Linares had been fighting more than Jack Catterall.

Going to this contest, Jack Catterall had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Jorge Linares' last outing had been 10 months and 10 days ago.

Catterall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Linares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 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 Linares start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Catterall vs Linares?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Catterall vs Linares?

Jack Catterall was a 1/9 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Jorge Linares made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.