Jack Catterall believes that a much-anticipated rematch with Josh Taylor could still take place.
Catterall fought Taylor when the Scot was the undisputed super lightweight champion back in 2022, with Taylor a controversial winner, and he then suggested he would move up to welterweight.
Instead after a lengthy period out with injury, he fought Teofimo Lopez earlier this year and having vacated a few belts already, could no longer call himself a champion.
He had previously suggested he would grant a rematch to Catterall, who thought he won their match-up, but there is still no clarity.
Speaking to Betway, Catterall acknowledged he was still hoping to get a chance for another go.
He said: “For me, the Josh Taylor fight is one that the fans want and obviously it would be nice for me to put it to bed. He’s constantly known as the guy who robbed me of the fight and I’m the guy who has been robbed and the fans still talk about it, so it would be nice to make that fight, and I believe it can happen.
“If it doesn’t happen now, then I don’t believe it will happen but there is a chance it will happen. But aside from Taylor there is five or six tasty fights that I want to get involved in.”
Catterall said that he would be willing to go up the scales if it would land him the rematch.
He added: “Of course, everything is up for discussion. I’ve been making 140lbs for my whole career and make it well enough. I believe Josh does too but that’s one of his excuses.
“We saw him fight Teofimo Lopez and he weighed in really well. I’m open to 142lbs or 143lbs and we can certainly factor that in and get the deal done.
“Josh finds himself in a funny situation. I’ll be the first to say he has had a great career and ran through the division and picked up all of the belts so hats off to him. But if you look at the last two fights, I believe I beat him and Teofimo Lopez beat him as well. He finds himself asking whether he moves up to 147lbs and have a go up there but we know a defeat in his next fight – you question what options does he have, and does he want that defeat to come from me? We will see.”