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Jack Catterall earned his 3rd header triumph successful a twelvemonth and enactment himself successful presumption for a rubric combat successful 2025 with triumph implicit Regis Prograis successful their light-welterweight bout successful Manchester.
A bruising, see-saw brushwood astatine Co-op Live saw Catterall knocked down and fixed a lasting number successful circular 5 pursuing a flurry of blows from Prograis ending with a dense close jab to the jaw.
Both men deed the canvas successful the eighth round, grappling earlier tumbling and astir falling done the ropes successful a bout that was occasionally chaotic but ever watchable.
Catterall brought his champion boxing successful circular nine, doubly sending Prograis to the level with coagulated close strikes. The American received a lasting number to 8 connected some occasions earlier resuming.
Following a tense start, Catterall grew into the combat and gained power successful the second stages arsenic Prograis desperately sought a knockout, doubly sweeping himself disconnected his ain feet with attempted haymakers.
Ultimately the judges each went for Catterall - 1 117-108, the different 2 116-109, 116-109 - arsenic the 31-year-old Chorley-born combatant followed victories implicit Jorge Linares and Jack Taylor successful the past twelvemonth with different notable win.
On the undercard, Campbell Hatton was incapable to avenge his decision by Jimmy Joe Flint. The younger member of erstwhile satellite champion Ricky Hatton was beaten by unanimous verdict successful beforehand of his location Manchester crowd.
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