It will be a straightforward night for Josh Taylor against Jack Catterall if the unbeaten Englishman isn’t able to step up. That’s the harsh verdict of Ben Davison, Taylor’s trainer, who’s currently getting his man ready for the maiden defence of his undisputed super-lightweight title on February 26th.
Taylor’s impressive rise has saw him defeat quality operators such as Regis Prograis and Jose Ramirez on his way to becoming Britain’s only four belt champion. With marquee fights rumoured at 147lbs against the likes of Terence Crawford speculated for 2022, Davison is ensuring that his decorated charge doesn’t take his eye off the ball and does an impressive job on Catterall.
“There’s a lot of talk about what Josh might do and who he might face in the future,” said Davison when speaking to The Scottish Herald. “We’re only focused on Jack at the moment. For us, life doesn’t exist beyond February 26.”
“I have all the respect in the world for him and his skillset and we’ll prepare for him as though he’s the best fighter that there’s ever been on this planet. Josh will definitely rise to the occasion on February 26 and, if Jack doesn’t, then it will be a very quick show if that’s the case.”