Catterall vs Linares

Who won Catterall vs Linares?

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

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

The stats suggested Linares had an advantage in power over Catterall, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Catterall's 48%.

Jack Catterall was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 9 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 160 fewer professional rounds, totaling 206 compared 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 May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had defeated Ohara Davies on October 6, 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 December 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on May 29, 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 February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California.

He had defeated Al Toyogon on September 7, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Catterall vs Linares?

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