Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 | OPEN WORKOUT

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After more than two years of waiting, bitter rivals Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will finally meet in a hugely anticipated rematch at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday April 27, shown live on DAZN in the UK and around the world and exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S.

The enemies have been embroiled in a heated war of words since February 2022 when they met on an unforgettable night at The OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow for Taylor’s Undisputed Super-Lightweight World Title.

Intense debate has raged in the aftermath of their first fight, when Scotland’s Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) protected his unbeaten record with a hugely controversial split decision points win to retain his then-Undisputed Super-Lightweight crown.

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well here we go fasten your seat belt sit back and enjoy this fight week unfold 819 days ago Josh Taylor beat Jack catch on a night M with controversy in Glasgow and on Saturday night after rescheduled dates all the back and forth throughout a fire field buildup over two years of hate spills over into the boxing ring as two bitter Rivals will collide once again this time in front of the first Direct Arena fans here in leads live around the world and in the UK of course on the zone and exclusively in the United States on E SPN plus Jamie Ward here alongside me former ibf World middleweight champion Mr Darren Barker who is smiling by the way from ear to ear this is Big Darren we are finally here many questioned if we’d ever see this rematch after all the Talking Points of course from the first fight this is big this is rivalry British boxing rivalry at its best but this is also a brilliant fight in the 140b division massive you see the little Banner there the little post of hate runs deep buckle your seat belts cuz this is real this is genuine beef they they do not like each other and when you add that into the pot it usually delivers a very very good night of boxing we’re going to be talking a hell of a lot more about that main event not just today but also of course as the week goes on it’s safe to say temperatures are already Rising between these two this week have a little look at this who knows how it’s going on Saturday your last ring walk [Music] health and safety went through the roof well I tell you what you couldn’t do that you se you SE their eyebrows spray all sorts but you just get the feeling like we just said there the temperatures are going to rise between these two as the week goes on particularly as the weight comes down which we’ll talk about a little later on but with Josh they got different figures I think yesterday I sat down with both of them Jack seems like he’s already in the zone Josh very laidback very relaxed that could be early mind games though yeah I I don’t read into it too much they’ll be very tense they’ll be nervous there’s a lot on the line here there’s bragging rights um and there’s a point to prove Jack catell like many including myself 4 he1 that first fight he wants to write that wrong he wants to get the nod this time Josh is so AG grieved he says he under achieved I’ve spoke to him off camera a couple of times and he feels he’s a better fighter now that there’s been some problems outside so look when you look at it this this cannot be a bad fight it can’t be a bad fight the show itself is brilliant we we’re in for a real treat you read too much into public workouts I mean usually it’s going through the motions but I guess it is for the media and for us a little chance just to have a look at the shape these guys are in yeah I mean look we’ve SE how many of we’ve done now and people approaches differently um some use it as a run of a mill some use it to to try and plant seeds you know switch in stance uh being on the front foot being on the back foot whatever but this is a time just to build the fight you know get a bit of ring time it sounds a little bit silly but there’s people here it gets you to soak up the atmosphere a little bit but use it for what it is well let’s give you a little reminder of the order of play for Saturday night and also a little reminder of some of the fighters you’ll be seeing go through their Paces here at Kurt Gate Market if you are in the area here in Le it’s horrible rainy afternoon but Phil free will be here for the next hour or so you might even bag yourself an autograph off Mr Darren Barker potentially and there’s a lot of food here Jamie and there’s a lot I’ve seen a lot of food stores well let’s have a look seven fights to look forward to here on the Zone on Saturday night we begin with our usual before the Bell segment 5:45 p.m. from the first Direct Arena here in leads 19-year-old super welterweight Le buty continues his professional Journey he’s in with anas asati over six rounds then it’s the return of the biller Ricky bommer 6 and0 middleweight George lard steps up to eight rounds against lrck gry and McCormack before we cross live as I mentioned earlier there to the The Zone broadcast 700 p.m. usual time and live in the United States on espm plus 2 and 02 copy and paste Ko’s Georgio violi fights for the third time as a professional he meets Sergio oai over six lightweight rounds Gary Cully then returns to action he fights former European Champion Franchesco Peta over 10 lightweight rounds for the WBA International 135 title and the elad trained Patty Donovan looks to move 14 and0 in the sternest test of his professional Journey so far Newcastle favorite Le riton is back on the big stage looking to holdt the real deal so far perfect start 10 Rounds that one for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title there’s cruiserweight British title action as well in the chief supporters Tokyo Olympian Chev Clark finally lands his shot at the Lord Londale challenge title he collides with fellow kentman Ellis Soro over 12 Championship rounds before the main event need I say more former Undisputed super lightweight world champion Josh Taylor and Jack catch will run it back there’s a score to be settled on on Saturday night as the bell for round 13 will sound all the questions Darren will answered cannot wait mate what a show now we were going to try and uh grab a quick word with Mr Gary Cully I think we might be I mean this is always a little bit chaotic these public workouts especially when we are live he is just getting his gloves uh taped up here so we’ll have a word about Gary we’ll have a yeah the floor manager thinking do I bring him in we’ll have a word about Gary before we get a chance to speak to him because we’ll talk about this later down I think he deserves a lot of credit because the night on the first fight in Dublin last May between Katy Taylor and Chantel Cameron everyone was talking about Gary Khali being a potential Superstar of Irish boxing and he went into that fight Chief support against Jose Felix and what was like I say his real coming out party that night and he was beaten in quite emphatic fashion and it was a heartbreaking defeat for him that night but he went away moved over to Liverpool and here he is he’s walking into shot now Gary you all right come this side I would I would I would just like to emphasize this is on a slope so in I’m looking in case I’m looking very small it just shows you how big Gary cul is because he’s still a lot bigger than me but Gary me and Darren were just talking about there the night in Dublin the first fight with Jose Felix of course that was seen by many as your coming out party you felt that the ring walk and your friend sang you in it was a very romantic night for you on paper didn’t go to plan you took yourself away to Liverpool and the fight with ree mold you’ve admitted you’re career was maybe on the line a little bit that night which seems mental to say in this game how one defeat can change the fortunes of a fighter but you got the job done do you feel although it wasn’t against Jose Felix you buried some demons that night in November yeah most definitely um coming back like you said the whole fight week Eddie was uh emphasis on Career being on the line um and I think we’re being built to this next superstar in Ireland and the next big thing and stuff like that and then one loss can have a a massive effect on your career but the same as one win can so I’m very aware of that and the fact that I come back got my win back against re mold this win here on Saturday night can put me in line again for World title opportunities um I think the winner probably goes onto a world title Eliminator maybe next or some some sort of big fight so uh one win and one loss in boxing it’s it’s a it can change very very quickly so I’ve got my win back I’m ready to put in a big performance on Saturday night and move on to my ultimate goal of becoming a world champion so well first off I I agree 100% a loss doesn’t Define you but when you go back to that Reese mold fight do you feel you really exercise some demons there sort of put that fight to bed and you can really push on now yeah definitely um I I think as well being more patient more uh it was a bit of a more mature performance i’ say um I couldn’t get too carried away with myself Joe in the corner was was kind of pulling me back a little bit when I caught three small a couple shots that I thought hurt them a little bit I was trying to go and put my foot in the gas and Joe kind of pull me back a little bit and I learned to to practice a bit of patience um to get through the rounds my first 10 round I did the rounds for the first time and like I said I’ve gained a lot of experience over the last 12 months H 2023 two shows in Dublin one win one loss not My best performances today but uh one that I’ve learned probably the most from and ready to kick on now and like I say reach my ultimate goal of becoming a world champion now just finally Gary what’s on the agenda Saturday night how do you believe you beat Franchesca P like you say potentially move on to some massive V to the back end of this year yeah Francesco p is a high level player that’s why I wanted to fight with him because I want to challenge myself and he’s a he’s a test for me um two-time European Champion um I think I pass the test with flying colors I believe I’m a lot more skillful than him um of my fox NQ is a lot higher than his is he’s very very experienced like I say he’s been around the block a number of times but um I believe that my skills will show him through and uh I’ll show what I’m about and try to G it’s great to see you back and in good spirits as well uh more importantly we’ll let you go now Gary I’m just waiting for a bit of direction here as to what we’re going to do now uh Gary I believe you’re going in the ring Gary’s first up it’s all as I say don’t it’s always a little bit we’re always are winging it but like you say there great to see Gary back in good spirits which I think is the main thing CU I I saw it almost took all of the wind out of his sales I remember when you compare the two fight weeks in Dublin last year he was a different man in a I I would agree with that definitely was uh the polar opposite to what we was used to seeing and you can understand that and that’s why I as a question one he must be proud of himself and two you definitely exercise demons there it wasn’t the same opponent but still you’re back on winning ways there’s a lot of ability withi he can obviously still punch I think in time will see a bit more Bel I’ll tell you what if he was to stop P that’s a real statement yeah Keon Davis recently what fights ago you know that went points and he’s a very very talented fighter so yeah look the future in my opinion is still very bright for c not an easy fight this no it’s not I one of his last 12 I mean one of the first shows we’ve done I think was rich and Peta and uh we see how accomplished a fighter Peta is so yeah it’s a tricky night this but I think it’s correct matchmaking for Gary khi and Peta to be honest well after a little bit of chaos there at the start hopefully Darren it will be playing sailing probably not actually for today’s uh public workout let’s hand over to your master Ceremonies for the afternoon here in leads MCB it’s Ben Edwards ladies ladies and gentlemen welcome to Kirk Market leads for the public workout of Saturday night’s evening of world class boxing action at the first Direct Arena Taylor versus catable 2 brought to you by Eddie H and matchroom boxing exclusively live on the Zone worldwide will it be repeat or Revenge the action is sponsored by B Fred drip stage front rad season forged Irish Stouts and Everlast ladies and Gentlemen please welcome first to the ring a man who this weekend challenges for the WBA Continental lightweight title 18 fights 17 wins with 10 big wins inside the distance he’s hard hitting from na Island the diva Gary Kelly here is Gary kly then Darren as he was saying there first fight of 2024 28-year-old southp from nice County kild a in Ireland not too far from Dublin headed into 202 three with serious momentum didn’t he an expectation beat Alfredo Flores on the lewood Mauricio Lara undercard in February before suffering as we said a real shock defeat to Mexican puncher Jose Felix in Dublin on the undercard of Ky Taylor’s first fight with Chantel Cameron before heading back to the three Arena once again same slot Chief support for the same fight Cameron Taylor too but a different result he returned to winning ways against ree mold and as he just said there he feels now that he’s back on track yeah and um that’s the right mindset to have ree mold a very good fighter he’s beating a good opponent there uh exercise some demons like I say so you can really push on and that’s why I believe Peta for both Fighters is the correct matchup uh for for the two of them I mean the winner then can push on do you do you search for European titles Peta former champ um it’s good matchmaking it’s a tricky fight for kie and it’s a tricky fight for PETA can’t always talk about Kali here you know Peta has has boxed at the higher level he knows what it takes to win big big fights and yeah he’s proven he’s tricky he can box on the front foot on the back foot he’s um a bag of tricks but kly I like what I’m seeing here actually that I’ve always said he does come toward Gary kly and you can understand why he’s a he’s a tall fighter but sometimes you want to be Felix yeah you want to change your levels even even when you’re a tall fighter you want to get that chin down I’ve seen there ever so slightly that chin is just tucked in slightly and that that’s what’s needed especially when under attack you don’t want to be leaning out of range with a chin up but what he does have in abundance is a lot of ability he’s got a lot of advantages when he gets behind that jab uh he sets up that left hand really well good variation with a shot Jabs to the body lots of faints and I’m a big fan and the all the a lot of the top fighs not all of the top Fighters I was about to say have suffered defeats obviously Joe kagi Marcio Floyd maywe have not been defeated but if you look at Lennox Lewis who before Alexander usk was the last Undisputed heavyweight champion he lost twice in this for we got to kind of get away from that o I believe I think as long as there is that stigma though that’s worrying these Fighters are terrified to Los because they feel that okay now my promoter is not going to be interested in me you know it needs to go both Eddie said it though Eddie as long as you leave it all in the ring and you give it everything and you put up a good fight you’ll get another opportunity and I think we need to just not worry about losing all right just go in there sport you can win some you can lose some and uh sometimes I think it can hold you back from performing your best when you’re fearful of losing it stops you from doing certain things oh I better not really commit to this shot cuz I might get caught with a shot and lose I think sometimes works to your asses well Gary no longer with trainer Joe MCN I had a good chat with him this week and he said after the defeat to Jose Felix which we say was so heartbreaking for him at the time he had to take himself out of Ireland take himself out of his comfort zone in what really became a fight as he just described it to save his career parted on good terms with Jo MCN and de o Roa the famous retunda jym in Liverpool and is now back in nice NY Barrett who you can see in the ring with him here close friend been with him on the journey since he was just 10 years old taken over an now as head trainer was second of of course in his last two fights he’s been in the corner he knows him so well and Gary basically summed it up to me Dar and he said it feels amazing to have a coach who knows he has his back 100% And when he goes to war he’s going to war with him you’re a fighter Darren throughout your career you built up a brilliant relationship with Tony Sims how important is that massive massive this sport is so lonely let me tell you now when you get in them trenches and e e e Peta so was that really it was was it still two didn’t get the sack after that night I do not know you know what I dropped all sorts of coffee down myself I burnt myself scolded myself but here is promoter Eddie Hearn Eddie like the outfit today talk us through yeah um I would just like to say that as I walked over Darren Barker went oh I’m so whed to he’s gone a bit of big time also I was hoping this every week yeah you know what I mean it’s playing just because you did one international trip yeah hey the Saudi boys are here Jamie wasn’t there I’ll be there next week I’ll be there next week and I can’t wait the 5 V5 not to make it all about myself but Eddie fight week finally here rescheduled dates we’re finally here as I say and and this feels big and all the questions will be answered on Saturday night massive I mean when we actually think about it biggest F in Britain this year so far by a long way um and perfect timing in the say explosion I guess the Resurgence the resurrection maybe even of boxing you know coming off the back of the Undisputed heavyweight world championship fight what a time for this to land you know to Zone huge numbers last week more subscribers in boxing probably than they’ve ever had before huge audience 11,000 sold out at the leads Arena on Saturday probably 3 or 4,000 Scots all of them from charlee you know I mean Charlie’s going to be quiet on Saturday night that’s for sure but not in leads perfect timing people talk about the big fights going to Saudi Etc which is great because we’re seeing them but really important to put these Mega fights on in the UK this has got the frch Groves feeli this has got the Frampton quick feeli this has got the bellu cleverly feeli must win fight for both can’t wait was you always confident that this fight would happen there was the delay you know politics these things can happen we’re finally there now one was you sure that the fight would happen and two with that little bit of delay who do you think that favors I think it favors Josh Taylor you know I think that whenever you’re tight at weight or whenever the fights come around quite quickly you know and he’s obviously coming off a defeat it was a while ago to T Fimo Lopez I just think it’s going to favor you to have more time to prepare you know I think he looks very healthy now when he turned up at the weigh-in you know look is he getting a little bit older are there a few Battle Scars you see the pictures this morning you know that we that we posted across Ross the platforms of both of them in the hotel kit on both in tremendous shape Jack looks very strong and the first fight was an intriguing fight I think this will be an all action fight I really do I think the emotion’s going to be running High there’s no World Championship on the line it’s about pride and honor Eddie just to pause you there I’m told we need to we need to throw back to the MC and then we’ll continue our chat I know sorry I’m being told in my here’s MC Ben again ladies and gentlemen give it up for the diva Gary Kelly [Applause] up next this afternoon we have an undefeated lightweight Talent he’s a former National amateur champion this weekend he continues his professional boxing Journey he’s undefeated in two professional contests from Guilford sui please welcome [Music] Georgio Eddie sorry about that the monitor’s even gone down in front of us I’m not even 100% sure what uh the viewers at home can right now but sorry to to pause you there you were midf flow just as we bring Georgio violi into the ring but you were talking about the shape of both men from what you’ve seen this week I just feel a both are in tremendous shape really like I said before I think the first fight was intriguing Jack hatra is technically very very good I just think like the momentum and coming off the back of last week I just think there’s going to be a willingness from fighters to to perform and entertain and we’ve seen it so many times before by the way violi’s punching very hard in and sharp as we saw from his first couple of Knockouts as well but and I think that we have to understand that sometimes the loss is not really the end of the world if it’s an incredible fight we can see it again you can get another opportunity you know and and I hope that both guys will go in there and really let their hands go on Saturday and put it all on the line it’s difficult as well when there’s so much on the line and you know that if you’re if you’re technically very good like Jack hatal why on Earth would you come in and change and start fighting really aggressively and taking chances I just think he can stop him I do I think if he fights that kind of fight and engages with him I think he can stop Josh Taylor and I just think it would be a massive statement and I think the ramifications of a statement like that will just rocket your career to a place don’t forget this fight is massive right we’ve got 11,000 sellout it’s live on the Zone around the world it’s on ESPN in America everyone’s talking about the fight it’s going to get bigger and bigger it’s only Wednesday right now if you perform on that platform under that pressure then you can start calling out to Fimo Haney Ryan Garcia all those people because people want to see it so for both guys win but try and winning style I think Jack’s ranked at a minimum of number six across the board um he very well could see him be positioned for a world title fight if he can get through listen I think the winner of this fight should 100% fight for a world title and we’re we’re nice and deep at 140 you know we’ve got subriel mattiz de Haney you got Richardson Hitchins you got Liam par obviously fighting Maas you got RIS brog you got D Smith you got you know we got so many fighters at 140 I just feel that like to grab the attention and get the shot it’s the performance that counts you know what I mean and I just feel like if someone can win in here and win in spectacular fashion gives you so much momentum to make a mega fight and it’s a great card as well sorry Darren just to interrupt there it’s a it’s a great card there’s a lot of interesting fights on this P Donovan and Le richen one that that sticks out potential crosswise for those guys and this guy who’s in the ring now Georg violi like you said copy and paste Knockouts weren’t they the first we’ve got this real new um surge of young Fighters coming through guys who are like 2 3 4 5 and0 and it’s really exciting because some are going to make it and some aren’t but they’re all going to get their chance to develop in the right way and it’s going to be really interesting to see who grabs the attention George may have actually come into the pro ranks maybe without the megaphone and without necessarily the amateur resume of a an Olympian or a world champion so what he’s done with his performances he’s grabbed that attention away right and he’s grabbed my attention as well because I think a lot of people when he turned Pro yeah George what a great technician so skillful but will he carry the power into the pros all of a sudden two show real Knockouts in his first two fights know you saw with Hamza Udin the other week it doesn’t take a lot to grab the attention and he’s done it you know and I think he’s one that’s going to move nice and quickly hopefully win on Saturday they maybe jump on that massive Johnny fiser card as well you know I think Lewis riton is going to be Well Suited at 147 in this backstage of his career because I think he needs you know he needs to be strong in there and I think it’s a really fascinating fight with paty Donovan he’s just about five yards away from me so the only question mark over Patty Donovan is what’s he like when apologies for my language when the [ __ ] hits the fan right what’s it like when you go to the trenches and you got a guy who’s 8 nine 10 Rounds deep coming at you you saw in the last fight because he was a bit ill prepared I think py started to unravel a little bit right if you unravel against riton and you allow him to get that momentum it’s going to be a tough short notice wasn’t it it was a quick turnar around was it was I agree but also and I think this is bad news for riton because I think after that performance he would have given him a wakeup call and said I ain’t doing that again and I think he’ll be in great condition the chief support CL I was about to say a nice easy fight for Elis Zoro to to come back after deserves credit respecto if you get you get iced by operti you’re surely entitled a little eight or 10 rounder and this is like we just got beat in match Queens Spirit the weekend we need to level up the score before rad you know and it’s a good fight like let’s let’s not forget you know Chev is a really really good talent he is also at the moment British title level which is the same with Ellis Zoro that’s why Ellis got beat by jyre now is shev fringe World level is he European level is he world class if he is he’ll win and it’s the way he wins on Saturday if he breezes through at Sor then you start saying you know what you’re two or three fights away from challenging for a world title yourself but Sor Toro is a good fighter he’ll want to bounce back on Saturday and the fact that he’s taken the fight without having to shows me they fany I’m intrigued with ship Clark say all goes well he he wins for mat he wins the the British stle what route do you go there do you start trying to climb the rankings in one of the divisions but basically if you know you got obviously we’ve got J oppar you know boxer have got react PA and Bam Smith they’re fighting each other so one of them is going to be done Isaac Chamberlin ran a mile from shev right rightfully so and he’s fighting for the European title so what you have to do actually is you have to position yourself within the world rankings maybe make yourself mandatory for the European title but more importantly build your way up to become a mandatory Challenger for a world championship belt but Chev still you know he needs this fight he needs one or two more and then we start looking at the world champions and saying which governing body are we going to particularly align ourselves to be mandatory Chev is not a young man he’s still in the absolute prime of his career and he’ll want to move fast and especially with his Amit pedigree but the British Championship is a belt that when we first spoke to him he said I want to you know every fighter wants to become British champion so lale belt on the line in Clark against Zoro and it’s a big fight for Chev I think he’s going to be facing the very best of Chev this week eliso he is right up for this Chev is a very you talk about you know usk you know when he says about I will not leave you alone that’s the same with Chev he gets in there his his work rate from The Bell the first Bell is electric and it’s very overwhelming I mean you saw against Tommy McCarthy you know I think Zoro is going to be a much tougher test than Tommy mcarthy it just didn’t let him breathe you know and McCarthy would have a little bit of success move him well but in the end you just have to stand there and trade you know I couldn’t think of anything worse for a fighter than just someone that just wouldn’t leave you alone and especially if you want to box and move and in the end you have no choice but to stand there and trade and once he gets hold of you once he cuts the ring off you know once once he uses his feet you got to stand and trade with him and when you stand and trade with ch Chev it’s it’s a handful Eddie I think we’re going to be swapping you out for a couple of fighters in just a moment so thanks very much for Jo why don’t you go why have I got to go why don’t you go you think Hing H well I mean you actually wanted to host a show in Liverpool didn’t you a couple of week ago what before you got before I got the caller Eddie was the first can I just say that is a genuine thing that happened right true where it was on the group chat that Addy was ill and I actually replied and went I’ll do it no one even replied they went yeah Jamie Jamie’s good for it yeah I was like oh one dayed one day one day but thanks I want to be like you what’s that yeah do you you might be as tall as me one day just want to emphasize again the slope it’s not doing me any favor SL I mean as I say I still can’t see what we’re we’re actually seeing so maybe I’m just embarrassing myself for re Talent though former repon boy green and gold and you know what never stopped anyone in the amateurs and now he’s looking so destructive and and a note on that as well to any young Fighters out there it’s not about loading up it’s not about gritting your tee and trying to deliver the shots speed and accuracy gentlemen give it up for giio up next is a man who always comes to fight he’s the former British lightweight champion 26 fights 23 wins with 13 big wins inside the distance from Newcastle the Sandman L riter it is interesting that though Daren what you just said you know explain that why does that happen why do you go through the amateurs not stopping anyone and then you deliver two copy and paste knockouts on the big stage I think a big thing is your maturity your man strength uh and self-belief he’s always been a confident person but you sometimes you your your belief your mental state is a far ahead head than your your physical presence and he’s got his man strength now and he’s just looking so destructive but what he’s doing is he’s using momentum from his opponent to really generate more power so every time he comes on his reactions and his timing is so good that he’s just able to to get The Knockout but this man here let’s talk about the sand man is back great to see leis going through his spaces pad Donovan has just walked in to set as well now uh paty good to see you what a year yeah you had last year great to be here excited and you started the year well you know that that turned out maybe been a bit of a tougher fight than you expected we were just talking to Eddie perhaps with the quick turnaround we said in the buildup perhaps the sternest test of your professional Journey so far in Lewis riton would you agree with that yeah of course you know what I mean uh you can’t take it away from the achievements that he had the fights that he has under his belt The Experience he brings to the table um I’m sure he’ll be itching you know these are the kind of fights in his career where he needs to get up for he knows I’m going to be extremely tough task for him at this stage of his career I’m sure he’ be ready for me but yeah excited um Eddie’s known for putting some of the best fighters in the world together putting on the best cards and uh yeah it’s a great fight paper and richen is a hell of a fighter and I’m in great shape and I’m ready to put on an amazing show here in the lead is there do you feel you’ve got a point to prove I look I I thought it was good last time out you know a little flat in the middle round but it’s just about putting on a really destructive display on Saturday night yeah last fight was a potential banana slip um everyone he weren a bad fighter as all was he yeah it was a good fight he was a tough fighter yeah it’s ad adorable fighter it’s a fighter you’re supposed to beat um I got caught with time with training and I got illness and things like that not making excuses but this time around I’ve got great preparation Me Andy spent more time than we ever did together in the gym working on new and specific things uh for iten so yeah they’re going to see the best Patty done possible Saturday night mean you look at the doors that can open Patty on the back of this it’s no secret that fights that are being talked about at 147 all under the match of umbrella of course we know leis Crocker and Conor Walker Collide in a really good fight don’t they towards the end of June but potentially a massive fight with yourself with with a winner of that one yeah as I said Eddie match the zone they’re they’re the best promotional group in the world right now they’re known for putting on the best fights 50/50 fights they buts the champion against Champion I’m sure um as people know Eddie is the most world champions in the world right now so you get that from matching the best fighters against the best fighters right now we’re in we’re in coure to me s m Crocker or M Walker right now on paper it looks like if we get both wins it looks like we’re going to collide but as I said I’ve got a job to do with richen and not take my off the ball and uh whatever Andy and Eddie decides and Keith I go with it impressed by that mindset oh yeah absolutely fight by fight uh that again for me just shows how much Faith you have in your team and you’ve got a great man in your coach Andy Le and he’s brilliant you know um exceptional human being great coach he like a father figure to me um it’s great to have him and my dad along me alongside me since the start of this journey together and learning from nandy every single day is an amazing thing so yeah just keep learning keep progressing and keep getting these wins and push for that world title we’ve got Wasing money question paty how do you see yourself beating L riton on Saturday night I think the first couple of rounds will be tough he’s going to be durable he’s going to be under the pressure I think but I think later rounds I’m going to get to him and show him who BS and a quick one on the main event I you see that one playing out yeah can fight um Taylor obviously after the last performance I don’t know I’m I’m going to go Catal just going to cut right to it Go ceral Taylor is a great fighter and 50/50 fight two amazing Fighters two guys I look up to but I’m going to Edge ceral in this Pat thanks so much for joining us I know you need to go ready now for your own workout look forward to seeing the return of the real deal Patty Donovan in the ring quick word Daren as we were just saying there on Le riten who’s going through his Paces just behind us great to see him back on the big stage certainly one of the good guys isn’t in boxing struggled a little bit with activity hasn’t he really was due to face Cyrus Patterson in an all Newcastle battle he was actually sat ringside waiting to announce the fight when Cyrus boxed Connor Walker last year only for Connor to rip up the script that night there was two first round stoppages one in the second round saw RIT and of course captur that British lightweight title outright in less than four months defeats just the three of them come to Peta who’s also of course on the card in 2019 which was his first defeat as a professional hermias Pon as well and I believe it was a final Eliminator for the world title in 2021 and most recently against Ohara Davis but as Eddie said perhaps we’ll see a rejuvenated richon up at 147 as we throw back to MC Ben ladies and gentlemen give it up for the sand man Lis riter please welcome next to the ring one of the most talented boxers in Irish boxing he’s undefeated in 13 contests with 10 big wins inside the distance from liick Island the real deal har T what we have to do Darren Lewis richen to Halt a fighter like Patty Donovan in this fight experience try and call on your experience manage the rounds Nick the rounds be smart early try and drag uh Patty Donovan into trenches that not been in before places you’ve been before where you know you you can hold your own and that’s hard that’s hard but you’ve just got to stay switched on don’t let your head drop don’t let you you know your chin come down and you sort of start feeling sorry for yourself it’s a marathon not a Sprint there’s a lot of rounds to play with here so it’s about sort of frustrating the younger fresher man the pressure is on Patty Donovan there’s no there’s no question about that so try and get the crowd on your side against him you know experience plays such a big part in fights it really does well no doubt as you say he’ll draw on that experience Lewis riten nine scheduled 12 rounders as three times gone the full 36 minutes Paddy yet to complete 10 Rounds I certainly riton has the advantage in experience but talking to Andy Lee my favorite former middleweight world champion of course the best looking former middleweight faite to be and here’s the Surman just wed in L sorry I’ve got full hands but great to see as well um how does it feel to be back on the big stage once again L it’s great to have you back I must say as well yeah nice uh nice to be fit and healthy back on you know so looking a lot better feeling a lot better and H ready to put on a good show Saturday you look completely different you look solid you’re strong feeling good at the weight I feel really good at the weight H I say it’s nicest to walk around and actually have a coule of pound to lose instead of like four or five kilo before that you know so I’m H yeah I’m going to feel strong and I’m just just ready to R now from my point it’s so great to see you but you know remind me of the early days I’ve got toas you what is the ambition for you you’ve achieved so much for you now standing here genuinely what is the ambition for you to keep fighting I’ve achieved a lot but I I still don’t think I’ve achieved as much as what I as what I can do H I’m not going to say I’m going to be a world be or a world champion and stuff you know I’ve had a a couple of world final eliminators now got beaten them so sort of found me level a little bit but I would love to go on to win the European title H or a couple a couple of big fights like this you know like I I love it you know I think it’s this been me 14 fight on Match like on a match bill it’s nice to be back and get a bit of Buzz of the of the big scene I don’t feel as on finished I’m only 30 know I’ve lost the head that’s two daughters two daughters so H yeah so I just feel got plenty left I’ve got plenty of ambition yeah leis I really felt for you that night when you were sat ringside and L like we were going to announce a big fight and all Newcastle battle between you and Cyrus Patterson and Conor Walker ripped up the script didn’t he that night was it difficult to pick yourself back up from that did you wonder where your next opportunity would come from yeah well you know I’ve had I’ve had loads of fight off as accepted loads and then loads have just been not like not happened so it’s like I haven’t been in the gym I think it’s been a year and a half but I’ve been in the gym non-stop non-stop H working fit watching what I’ve been eating and looking after myself a lot better than what I had done in the early days so h no it was a bit good it would have been good p as well you window show but um no I know s’s got a bit of a bleed behind the eye or something I’ve being told so I hope he gets recover as well and H you never know maybe a good couple of wins will get that back on well your your back is a tough one yeah t Donovan what do you know about your opponent how impressed have you been with him do you know he’s he’s looked impressive he has look but there’s a butt here there’s a butt’s a but but I feel as I I would have done that to the kids that he’s been fighting as well you know like um he’s going to been a very think you can box you can counter punch you can fight H and sometimes he’s a bit wild but his last fight when when he boxed Argentinian kid H there’s a couple rounds there that were a little bit I think it was five six and seven and that’s where I’ve looked before I I can jump on that and there take like Tak Up drag him drag him in yeah is the pressure all on him as far as you’re concerned or what pressure is he putting on your own shoulders no I feel all pressure on him you know I think quite a lot of people have wrote me off now they think I’m finished they think I’m that so I’m coming here for a good time he you know so uh hope I can produce that on Saturday but I no pressure I use I don’t like the interviews I don’t like this but just just flown is n to T right I’m I’m just I’m just happy by any means necessary what what have you got in your own mind L about about how you see yourself beating Patty Donovan I’ve been there myself when I’ve been the matchroom fight you like The Vasquez one where you know you probably haven’t got it but your heart you know you get it so I’m going to try not leave it the points but the more you go looking for it the more doesn’t happen so we’ll see Saturday night we can’t wait that good to say Louis Rich and back what they say I’ll tell you what you strip me as and they that saying a happy fight is a dangerous fighter and you seem very happy mate I haven’t been happy for a while but I am new so hopefully that can show Saturday and the old WR in the back that’s great to see Lou great to see you back to man L we’ll just take that mic off you I always remember Daren I don’t know if you remember this it was actually the fight week that LS just mentioned there behind closed door against Vasquez when he left you brutally hanging on a live stream do you remember you went all the best mate best of luck mate left left your uh you left your your fist out to give him a a fist bump of respect and he wasn’t having any of it was he I’m going to post that later I’m going to post that later keep an eye out for that one but Patty Donovan nickname The Real Deal Andy Lee says it’ll go as far in this game as he chooses to what do you make of that yeah I mean that that is a great compliment and he seems to have the bit between his teeth the mindset um the desire which is important but I like what I’m hearing from leis riton there and there’s an of Confidence from him happiness and contentment if you like ladies and gentlemen up next we’ve got a man who com to fight he has a solid record 18 fights 17 wins with only one defeat he’s the former WBO European cruiserweight champion from Bramley please welcome Ellis zaro just a final one on P don’t have a still just 25 years of age but interesting to see Lewis riten you know maybe coming up against like you say the happiest version of riton he’s been in a little while this is an interesting fight an intriguing fight at 147 as is this one cruiserweight title action coming up Darren this is a fight that we can’t wait for I can’t wait and I just got a glimpse right in front of us the lead’s legend Jos warr’s here he’s not missing out on this he needs a bit of the buzz than he this is his fight City but yeah this man here I just feel this is such a tough fight back for Elis zuro Chev cl’s got the bit between his tee Eddie said there he’s no spring chicken Clark so he really wants to get a move on and get stuck in um and Elevate himself up the rankings s Zoro after having that one round destruction which there’s no shame in that whatsoever he got caught cold at the end of the first round against a big punching gyop a tire he comes back in a fight here with a a well scored fir with tons of pedigree who’s got the bit between him uh bit between his teeth it’s a it’s a hard fight back Jamie yeah as you say he was in the ring that night with a man called J otire last time out who we saw win against myus breus again on the weekend no shame as you say Darren to lose to a fighter like JRE but as you say deserves a lot of respect oh jumping straight in Ed Eddie said it no one would have begrudged eliso to taking an eight rounder to you’ll know as a fighter I imagine to rebuild a bit of momentum a little bit of confidence just get the self belief back the feeling of winning back nobody would have turned their nose at that at him making that decision but to jump straight into a British title fight is is is great to see really and it shows where he’s at mentally exactly and still after a shattering defeat on a big stage he still believes that you know I can push on you know I I D to be great stepped up numerous levels didn’t go well but look I I’m I’m a worthy British cycle Challenger and I’ve got everything in my locker to become a a British champion note on up Tire breeders I’ve got to say what a legend Marius breeders is I thought he was absolutely down and out in that fight against offre and need to come rallying back late to hats off to to breeders whatever he decides to do for the rest of his career I I take my hat off to you but yeah this is a a tough night I feel for for Chev uh sorry for for Alis Zoro have you seen any vulnerabilities in Chev Clark yet that perhaps s i could expose no I you’re probably going to go hump me down he will he will that’s why I ask this is this is Cruiserweight Cruiserweight boxing you get caught you can you’re going to feel the shots and I I feel there was once that he did wobble ever so slightly and he’s going to come find me in a minute I’ve no doubt cuz I said that once before he hardly get what you talking about but there’s no shame in that he didn’t go down he was fine um so in all fairness in answering that question I’m probably contradicting myself a little bit though he was shook he never went down he was all good um but what would he be like down the stretch what would he be like if things go against him it gets tough there’s loads of questions but he’s ready to answer them I’m a big fan of Chev in and out the ring as I am Ellis um it’s a good fight I think it’s a really good domestic dust up this really looking forward to this I’ll tell you what we are going to do we’re going to bring in the man we can’t not bring him in can we Josh Warrington let’s bring bring him in the Le’s Warrior can he hear me he can see me he’s blanking y he he is he didn’t he didn’t fancy it but he’s got no choice now cuz we we’ve already teed him up send I was going to say send your invoice to Eddie Josh Josh I must say I messaged you on WhatsApp a little bit earlier saying it feels very strange being in leg and it’s not a Josh Warrington week yeah it’s um yeah it’s a little bit strange um there’s still a few people in and you know I think we have been starved of some big fights over here um not inter in leagues I’m about in this in this country so you know boxing fans are everywhere out there I think over the last um 10 15 years match room have been at the front of the crowd of building boxing up back in this country and now boxing fans are everywhere and you know including leads and uh turned out today but yeah he’s making me a bit jealous I’m not fighting Knuckles yeah you saying you took the words out of my mouth there ity Knuckles cuz I believe you’re going to be part of the Des broadcast team as well Saturday night so I imagine when you walk out into that c noise you’ve been so used to fighting in that’s your spiritual home isn’t it the first Direct Arena the it will get even itchier what on Earth is happening with Josh warron when are you fighting what is the next news what’s the next step what’s going on yeah well um it an anniversary yesterday it was 10 years ago yesterday that I boxed congatulations M Lindsay for the British and on Wednesday night a Wednesday night show and um yeah I think there were about 2,500 people in there but it was incredible incredible noise um yeah I think i’ I’ve not stopped training more less since you know what happened in October um I’m looking to be out sometime soon but I keep getting told we’ll have some news next week we’ll have some new news next week um right up until I think two weeks ago I was scheduled fight M Lara for the third fight um I think he got to around 98% there and for whatever reason it’s fallen through um it’s not [ __ ] good for upstairs you know but you just have to keep him in the gym Lee the number one pick for you 100% 100% but you know I’m getting told that the fight can’t happen for XY Z reason and it’s like I’ve heard every [ __ ] reason soon as my language I’ve heard it’s frustration I heard every reason of the sun now I’m getting to a stage where I think Lee really wants to fight and I also think that he wants to get paid but rightly so potentially it could be his last fight um and I think he realizes that but it’s just all the little minor niggles what frustrate about being a boxer and you know my age is in the gym I’m constantly trading but sometimes it’s hard Darren it’s hard to pick yourself up and like constantly push yourself to limit cuz I do when I’m in the gym I train hard I train like a demon every single session but it’s like for what end products you know so um I’m hoping we can get some new soon like it’s not like I don’t want to fight I’m I’m willing to fight anybody so I want to get back out there you know in activ is not good for anybody and by the time they do get back into the ring I would have had like two fights in 24 months which is not good for anybody before we talk about this show who are you you mentioned Le and the great fight city is who do you believe are the next guys and girls that are going to fly the flag for this city we’ve got some great Fighters coming through I feel I myself and likes of Nichol Adams have played a part in getting males and females into into into boxing into the city um we’ve got like of ishma Davis who’s really you know making Making Waves um people like coin coin and magnamar people like Jack Bon have still got um huge potential um there’s there’s many of us who just you know Paving their way now um you know some smaller names are coming through the smaller shows so yeah there’s plenty to look out for in lead boxing Geor just before we let you go prediction for the main event on Saturday night we’ve all been the same you know it’s it’s one of them where I think I feel they’re both emotionally invested the both very emotionally invested in in this one um I just wonder what kind of Josh tillay is going to pull up cuz I feel like Jack cell we shouldn’t even be talking about really Jack cell should have won the first one he should have had the decision but in he boxed out of his skin but I feel like Josh didn’t perform it is Optimum I feel like if a Josh Taylor who turns up as a Josh Taylor was coming through the original it could be more of an interesting fight but I feel it’s going be ni and talk I’m kind of leaning just towards s at this moment in time I don’t know why but that’s what good feeling Taylor at this moment in time just just close close but could be very tight I think it’s going to be an aggressive chess match nice well Josh thanks so much for joining us I will just say your dad’s just turned up he’s making all sorts of faces and rude gestures at us from Over the barrier but look at him he’s in tremendous shape he’s lost five Stone Five Stone well it’s like great to see Sean he looks brilliant and we hope we hope to see you back very soon very soon substitution Josh warron the man coming off to be replaced by sioban Chev C4 Clark Chev welcome I’m going to set before go on Jamie said to me what are are there any weaknesses in shev is there anything there and I went he did get wobbled once oh wow is this what he saying it’s okay I thought he was going to kill me what spec saers he’s looking for a sponsor help him out he left his specs at home Chev good to see you how are you always in good spirits we spent a bit of time together in training camp and this feels like an important chapter in your story not just as a boxer but as a person as well is that fair to say it’s always been a important the whole journey has been important it’s just at this point I get to shine a light on the people that have helped me to get here so I suppose in that aspect it is a important chapter how proud of a moment would it be Saturday night to have that lonow belt WRA around you I would be great I’ll be making history I’ll be the first person in my family to get it um second don’t quote me from Ken and Graven to get it behind Hari the legend himself so yeah it’ be really really special by the way he stat whenever he comes on before the Bell he comes out like iwe he’s got a book about that fat stats that he just pulls out boxing encyclopedia you do your homework sh don’t you shf The Man Behind you in the ring your opponent of course was Saturday night Ellis Soro going through his Paces it’s a chance for you to have a little look at him I know you’re the type of fighter who probably isn’t very interested in that you’ve done your work in the gym how important is it to not read too much into what happened in his last fight with G pyre um because we’ve all seen the Ryan Garcia Haney fight right so you know he’s going to try and come and Ryan Garcia me right so I need to be on my a game and um make sure that that don’t happen how important is you you for you where’s your mindset at obviously it’s about winning getting the getting the W but looking good when you see what Opti done to him up those levels the levels that you want to get to is this a case in your opinion where you feel you’ve got to stop him now well he by the way I’m not overlooking Zoro here at all cuz he’s a good fighter very good fighter but I’ve just wondered where your mindset is that’s not my business my business is to go in there and do what Chev does apply my trade and um entertain as I normally do sa to say you’re enjoying this journey so far it’s all right man it’s it’s you know is it all it cracked up to be when you left the Olympics and you you looked to turn professional is this how you imag is this where you thought you would be after running a handful of fights first and foremost when I left the Olympics I didn’t think about going um professional again it’s my friends that kind of helped me flip that page but you know what I’m just taking it a fight at a time um I dedicate my life to it like I love it and um it’s producing results right so just keep doing what I do and um keep leveling up good co commentator as well sh you are just finally like we just said there you said this is about you giving back to the people who’ve helped you in your story obviously when you moved over from Jamaica we did a piece check it out on the match Boxing YouTube channel if you haven’t seen it who made me Chev Clark is the name of the piece and we interviewed your your next door neighbor your old football coaches as well would it be proud for you and how how motivating is it for you to to win the belt and and take it back home to Graves end to them people 100% um that’s a part of the motivation but what the the most motivating part of it for me is just for them to look at me and say you know what he’s not changed he’s developed but he’s not changed as a person and that to me is very important because it doesn’t matter where I get in life I’ll always be that shev that they always knew do you know what I mean and um no material things that I get or no notoriety can ever change me so you know that’s that’s the most important thing you know sorry for this one Darren I tell you what by the time you make your ring walk it’s going to be loud okay it is going to be loud in there have you been to the first director Arena before no but I was in uh Ireland for my last fight and um I was told it was going to be loud but the thing about it is yeah it doesn’t matter how loud it is it doesn’t matter how many fans you have they can’t come in and fight for you looking forward to this one looking forward to this one Chev all the best I believe you’ve got to go in the ring now and go through your Paces at the workouts we’ll throw back to Ben to bring Chev into the ring ladies and Gent Gentlemen please welcome to the ring one of the Premier cruiserweights in British boxing his record is a perfect one eight fights eight wins with six big wins inside the distance he’s got dynamite in both hands this weekend he challenges for the British cruiserweight title from Graves and Kent it’s c for Chon Clark here is Chev Clark described by those who know him as a bundle of joy an infectious character always with a big smile on his face this the 50th contested British cruiserweight title fight since the belts reception in 1985 unless my stats have let me down sh 8 and 06 Knockouts after turning professional with Sam Mullins turns out of the Churchill Boxing Club of course in London so far Darren when you look at the the crop of Olympians obviously Ben Whitaker and Gia five R Clark chev’s not been in a dull fight has he I think it’s fair to say no and I think that’s why people are very happy when they see his name on the bill uh very exciting he’s a good personality out the ring like you touched on he is a bundle of joy he’s great to be around I like having him on the commentary desk uh when he makes the odd appearance on before the Bell he’s brilliant he really really is and I think as a fight fan first and formost someone that likes to see entertainment I like to see fighter leave it all in the ring that Eddie’s touched on he does that he gets stuck him but he’s got a bit of everything hasn’t he where he’s got that amateur pedigree very very good in the Olympian he knows how to look after himself he can sort of box and move when he has to he can ride the storm and I think naturally that fire that aggression that he has always shines through and makes him a very dangerous fighter as we said earlier he felt like the avoided man didn’t he was mandated for the British title we good a while ago had to wait for this shot felt he was ignored went across the Belfast and took out Tommy mccaf in January quicker then the likes of Chris bam Smith Richard rakor Michael sislak were able to do it as Jack catell has just wandered in behind us Jack if you just turn around face that camera there I think we’re going to be out of vision for the best part as well shev Clark just going through his Paces it’s a great undercard but it’s a great main event and for you I guess the obvious question to say is we are finally here did you ever have doubts Jack that we’d be in Taylor Caple 2 F week yeah of course but ultimately the public have been banging on about it the fans the boxing fans everybody I’m getting asked every day of the week so in the back of my mind I knew that this fight was eventually going to happen but we’re here now you’re looking very good I must say weight good weight’s good everything’s good where’s your mindset at this is a massive fight massive fight where there’s so much on the line and one of the big things is that hate runs deep it’s on the the slogan there’s there’s that added pressure is there added nerves because of that no definitely not I take Confidence from how hard I’ve worked in the gym and for me uh these next couple of days about being selfish looking up spending time uh with me team switching off and when it’s time to go to work in the dress room I’ll flip that switch and we’ll be ready do you expect it to be fiery this week between you and Josh I feel like you know we spoke yesterday at the media day I feel like both of you have spent so much time around each other the face offs as the edge may be worn off a little bit just on on that side of things or are you expecting as the way comes out we seen each other last night and there W there wasn’t a word spoken from him uh we’ll see it might change uh as he’s making weight as I’m making weight uh the waiting Friday but uh right now he’s not much to say and uh I think we’re both focused on the job we were talking about this yesterday about what means more to Jack catel becoming a world champion or exacting Revenge as you see it beating Josh Taylor how would you sum up those two yeah I put them both in different categories uh for me it’s personal with with Josh uh it’s a fight that I believe I won uh I’m excited to put that right but I still have goals and aspirations of being world champion so but one step at a time I’ve got a big fight Saturday and that’s all I’m focused on I I’ve gone back and forth I can’t split you can you understand after that first fight can you understand why people think this is a 50/50 100% listen before the first fight there was a lot of people saying um and there were questions for myself I’d never boxed at a word level but then you was fighting the the four belt Undisputed Champion so a lot of people wrote me off uh people that believed me in knew me uh sided with me but again I think the Fallout after the first fight uh the articles of Josh may maybe taking his eye off the ball being unprepared people are seeing that and saying well you know what if he turns up 100% Saturday he should beat me well good luck to them interesting I spoke to Jo MCN Josh’s training report interesting he said that uh you underperformed he felt and he felt Josh under as well tonight where’s that come from where’s where’s that feeling come from I don’t know you know what come what Jo Mel’s got to say wa he was just going to say that you know he’s expecting a better version of both of you on the night would you agree with that at least yeah listen uh I expect the best version of Josh that’s what I’ve prepared for I prepared and Fit and Well and I’m ready to go who do you think the the delay suits has it helped you in any way or was you ready to go back there a lot of time has passing now for Josh who’s been around a long time do you think that delay perhaps suits you you know what it’s just been an inconvenience uh we was talking about this fight for some time now we was negotiating at the back end of last year we was hoping for a January February date uh we’re in May but these are the cards we’ve been dealt and all you can do is is look after yourself and and deal with the cards at youel which is May the 25th and it’s fight week now so let’s let’s have it how how many times you visualized the ring walk walking out into that noise at the lead’s arena and making your way into the ring J yeah spent a lot of time training for this fight thinking about the fight uh you think about everything I got to go into the first Direct Arena yesterday which were nice uh to see all the stands it were empty but know come Saturday night it’ll be uh it’ll be bustling in the we push you for a prediction par how do you see yourself beating Josh on Saturday Bea him uh in emphatic style uh I believe I’m the better boxer I’m stronger and fitter and faster my defense is better I think I’m all around the board so uh a jack cat roll Victory on Saturday he described it to me you want to make it slow and painful yeah listen and that goes with all of them with every fight you want to make it painful I want to hurt him and uh that’s where we’re at can’t wait I cannot wait deep indeed I can’t wait for this Jack thanks for joining us Jack jumping Chev Clark just wrapping up there as we said uh went over to Bell fast didn’t he Darren and took out Tommy McCarthy quicker then bam Smith quicker than RP and mik sylac were able to do it vicious spiteful and horrible yep how far away is he we were just saying it there how far away is he from these guys H not far off 3 four fights and you’re right there I mean it’s a very good fight lots of talent so the future’s bright but he’s got to take care of business is is zoro’s got the bit between his teeth and uh he’s going to try and right the wrong of that last fight and prove that he’s the boss domestically well absolutely no worries Nigel Travis just uh walking straight in front of yeah exactly I think we’ll let him off back to Ben in the ring because it’s time to bring in the main event I believe we’re actually just waiting for Jack to come back let’s see if we can bring someone in Sam Jones Sam let’s bring Sam Jones in to the live stream I having a bit having a bit he’s terrified he’s terrified of the cameras this I’m I’m the round filler Sam here we are we’re finally here all the back and forth all the talking I guess it’s irrelevant now really cuz ultimately it’s up to Jack and Josh to go in the ring and prove who’s the better man yeah so listen the fight sold did two big press conferences it was a lot of fun um but now it’s just who gets it doesn’t matter what who’s done what inspiring who’s had the BET all about what happens under the lights on Saturday you got Jack big in this haven’t you it’s not just big I just believe like I’ve said so many times again people try and lure me out to try and criticize Josh I was getting you at it I know listen Josh for me is the best Scottish fighter has ever been genuinely I people might say he’s not now but when he’s retired I believe they will say he is due to his achievements um his performance against Ramirez was fantastic I thought he’s he’s had an amazing career I just believe Jack has a style that beats Josh Taylor that’s all I believe and I believe Jack’s getting better with activity because he’s in his his career has been plagued with inactivity Josh is boxing once a year so I believe that’s that’s we going to play a factor but I believe Jack’s the better man can you understand why people think this is a 50/50 yeah absolutely Absolut well they don’t think it is Josh is the favorite with The Bookies so he’s the favorite and uh what he’s got going off what he’s won he’s probably a he’s probably rightfully to be the favorite so it is what it is it all counts happen what happens on the night part of the reason you were so disappointed after what happened in the first fight was that you said look that would have been Jack’s opportunity his life would have completely changed so how are the feelings now look we were talking to Eddie earlier he’s so well placed I think number six at a minimum across the board I think number seven with a Ring magazine currently if he beats Jos Taylor no doubt will take his place as well but this is a real moment isn’t it a sliding doors moment not just to win a fight and get revenge but to really change his and his family’s Lives who are here with him today it’s more the profile of the fight because everyone you look there’s there’s everyone’s interested in this fight due to the controversy sells doesn’t it and unfortunately at Jack’s expense so it’s up to Jack to go in there and and write what we what everybody believe what listen most people with a pair of eyes believe was a wrong that night and uh listen He he’ll want to prove a point as well Josh that jack fluked it so let’s see who the better man is you played your part Sam you played your part in the launch press conferences you expecting a bit of stick this week or not no I don’t know because listen on that first day Eddie was kind of winding me up a little bit go oh you’ve got to do this so I literally Bang three cups of coffee and I heard someone criticize my haircut Jamie so I thought no you’re all having it today so we had fun up there didn’t we we had we had fun it was a it was a good press conference nicely yeah it built character in the story whatever anybody wants to call me I just want to make Jack the most amount of money get delivered deliver big fights for him World titles and let him retire with his uh his his brains intact that’s that’s the game that’s the aim of the game well let’s get Jack in the ring here’s MC Ben ladies and Gentlemen please welcome to the ring a man who is one of the Premier super lightweights on the planet this weekend he aims to settle the score in our main event contest as he continues his quest for cold he has a record of 29 fights 28 wins and one controversial defeat from truly laner please welcome Elgato Jack cataro I’ll tell you what Jay he looks very fresh calm relaxed Jack coll I’d say I just see him there it looks as someone that has no miles on the clock Lots self-belief someone who’s just raring to go you know I asked him that question because you can you imagine the mindset of someone going into a fight with that much bad blood it must be it must be terrifying trained of course by Jamie Moore another one of my famous uh and favorite former British champions my in fact my favorite yeah do I feat you on this list as all you’re there somewhere you’re you’re you’re there or thereabouts he’s had to wait a long time Darren for what he feels is he’s shot at Redemption feel as many did that night he should have been crowned Undisputed world champion in Glasgow this is his moment to rewrite the script as he sees it with Josh Taylor struggled within activity hasn’t it a little bit Jack the first fight in February 2022 took 455 days for it then to get back in the ring when he signed a promotional agreement of course with Eddie heer matam due to the rematch with Josh being cancelled boxed AR Foley in May last year and then H Larez of course in October and when you were so fired up like these two are Darren you’ve talked about him looking calm important to control the emotions cuz this man from what I’ve seen so far this week is the coolest character in the room yeah he is I see him outside the hotel calm relax he’s been part of some very very big fights but probably none that have had this much needle this much tension this much bad blood between the two so it’s kind of alien I guess for the Josh as well well let’s bring in the main man Mr Josh Taylor Josh great to see you we opened with the same question for Jack so we’re opening with the same one for you we’re finally here it’s taken a little while over two years in the making back and forth three scheduled dates but the hate is going to spill over into the ring on Saturday night however you see it how does it feel to be in fight week finally sorry what was that how does it feel to be in fight week finally yeah good yeah finally here you know it’s been a long time coming you know I feel could been over this 100 times saying with the situation we had the rematch on got the injury and all that s to carry on so yeah it’s been a long time coming but yeah I’m looking forward to it must be to put this to bed it must have played on your mind an awful lot you know the I don’t know if you’d call it stick or you actually said yourself in edin the first I have had a lot of stick you know but it’s never h never take it personal you know but I will be taking it out on ja and you know it’s it’s just another boxing mat even for your own piece of Mind knowing that you said it yourself underperformed just want to right the wrong now put in a good performance and get the W yeah I said that’s what we’re focused on you know we forget but we forget the last fight forget everything that’s going on this is a completely different fight new fight new circumstances no Bel on the line yes there’s some beef there but listen I’m a consent professional I’m enjoying fight week and I can’t wait to get in there on Saturday you said you learned your lessons Josh after the first fight how differently are you viewing the man behind you in comparison to how you did in the first fight how different how differently are you viewing Jack catell now in comparison to how you did the first taken them more seriously for a start you know that was the that was the biggest mistake i’ ever made you know the first the first lesson in the art of warfare has never underestimate your opponent and that’s what I done the last time massively and I almost paid the price for it I’m not doing that this time you know I know he gave me a tough fight the last time and I had to dig deep and stuff so I know what I’ve got in front of me now this time so I know the threat that’s there now and I’m taking it seriously this time so I’m not I’ve made sure I’ve covered all bases in training camp this time so yeah I’m feeling good you told me something we spoke at the British boxing border control Awards and you was telling me about your and how you were surprised at how you compete at such a high level talk to me about how much better the eye is now and you was almost describing it as having like height Vision yeah yeah I I remember I remember telling you that actually it was at the boxing board the control dinner and it was like how’s your eyes I was like yeah it’s like it’s like a panoramic view you know I describe it as you seen the video of the little kid when they can see for the first time when they put the specs on and I was like I know how that little baby feels you know it was like such a difference and it was like I just don’t know how the hell a was able to compete at World level Elite level against tiimo and and and Ramirez at that level and win never mind just compete you know and my vision was so impaired in the the double vision but it was just a slight minor procedure with um just a little bit of the Twist on the eyeball to to sort it really so yeah it was it was nice simple procedure and we’re fighting off all four Cinders now so yeah when you look at what you’ve achieved Josh we spoke about this yesterday that as you achieved what you’ve achieved can only dream of it really in most cases you could sit on a beach and enjoy your retirement with your family now what keeps you in the gym what keeps the fire going and what is the ambition now cuz I still love this game and I’ve still got Ambitions to become a world champion again you know take care of this guy on Saturday and then we see what happens see what the lay of the land is you know there’s some big fights out there at 140 and 147 and I believe I can become world champion again 100% you know if I didn’t have that desire I can retire right now I’ve had I’ve had a great career I’ve had a stellar career you know I’ve him so far you know it’s like I could retire now and I’m one in 65 million the only person that become Undisputed world champion in the UK in the four Bel era so I can happily sleep at night but I’ve still got the desire in my stomach to to to achieve more and I still enjoy it and I still really very much enjoy and love the game that is the most important thing but right Saturday night how does the fight play out just the Josh till when by any means necessarily you know say if it’s if it’s out boxing I’m out jabbing out working on if it’s out fighting if it’s a knockout great but just the Josh Taylor win when you were in the arena yesterday I I caught and you were just having a little look around and I imagine as a fighter is that what just gets the juices flowing do you start to picture yourself and what the atmosphere is going to be like in there on Saturday yeah I got a little bit of a surprise the size of the Arena you know it’s like it’s right on top of you you know so yeah it’s going to be a great atmosphere it’s going to be very very loud and uh yeah I’m looking forward to it it’s going to be I can’t wait the eyes are lighting up just thinking about the noise in the atmosphere you know so it’s going to be it’s going to be amazing on Saturday night you think the Scottish fans will make themselves heard in there on Saturday as well oh yeah they always make themselves heard wherever they go so yeah don’t worry about that it’s going to be good so excited I’m expecting a little bit of hostility as well you know so it’s going to be there’s going to be a bit of both so I’m looking forward it you I just said to Darren Josh just before you walked on there we were talking about mindset but you seem like the the coolest character in the room right now nice and relaxed exactly way you should be yeah I am I’m nice and relaxed at the end of the day it’s just it’s just another boxing match you know yeah there’s a little bit of beef there but it just gives me fire in my stomach to train that bit harder and do that a little bit extra in the gym and stuff not a little bit extra motivation so yeah it’s just another fight week another boxing match on Saturday night and I come away on Victorious on Saturday and move forward Josh we wish you the very best of luck thanks for joining us and know you got to go and get ready now for your own public workout too as we just follow the coverage with Jack catel in the ring as we were saying there struggled a little bit with inactivity we’ve talked about him needing to control the emotion he beat Larez Darren who let’s be honest is an absolute legend of the sport isn’t he ha Larez perhaps not the same fighter as he was of yester year it went 12 how much better will Jack have to be to beat Josh Taylor yeah if I’m deadly honest Jamie I think he showed H larz and rightly so probably a little bit too much respect and you can understand that the man can obviously still pun that’s the last thing you lose as a fighter is your power and you’re going to be I wouldn’t say a of your opponent but certainly what they’ve achieved and or of their successes as a fighter so I can get that I I guarantee you now if Jack catell was to fight lenarz again you’d see a more spiteful version and I think that’s the version that we’ll perhaps see Saturday night I think it’s so important for this man to get behind his jab use his jab that shot is so important for Jack Catal the variation in which he uses it and that sets up the left hand the left hand that he couldn’t miss Josh Taylor with but now Josh has had the eye done was that the reason why he was taking too many left hand there’s so many questions here that I cannot wait Jamie to be answered yeah Battle of the South Paws indeed and like you say if there have been any not critique maybe we’ll call it constructive criticisms towards Jack like you say it has been just the ability to go through the gears when he needs to in some ways that makes him harder to beat because he doesn’t give you any opportunities to land any shots he’s very very very disciplined he sticks to his own game plan he doesn’t Sid track from it yes you might want to see him bite down his gum Shield a little bit more and really try and go for the for the dramatic finish but why make this sport any easier than you have to well like you just said there I think you meant why make this sport harder than you have to Edwards always says this you know why why make why take risks if you’re so far ahead in a fight why take risks and I think we saw that at the about you know just before down just before we carry on is Ben to bring in Josh Taylor for the final time today here he is our MC ladies and Gent Gentlemen please welcome a man who headlines at the first Direct Arena this weekend it is quest to settle the score he’s a former World Boxing Super Series winner and a former Undisputed super lightweight champion of the world 20 fights 19 wins with 13 big wins inside the distance from Scotland the Tian tornado Jos Taylor yeah like I said you want to make this game as easy easy as you can why make it any more difficult than you have to and that’s what Jack does so well well I am certainly excited here is Josh Taylor the Titan tornado my favorite Commonwealth Games gold midlist I’ve been saving these up Darren you haven’t you’re them but one thing I will say is it just showed you how much I’ve achieved oh yeah you know what it’s a compliment is it is a compl that list is long that list is long of what you don’t quite reach the the top of in in many many cases but here he is Josh Taylor just going through his Paces here give us a little chance to to have a look at him former WBC WBA WBO ibf and Ring magazine Undisputed super lightweight champion of the world although your resume was good Darren that’s not a terrible one either is it a Sur passes m tfold i mean what a fight what he’s achieved is remarkable it really is um incredible achievements but he’s a very good fighter you know you look at his fight back to Pro what a fight that was I wor that night it was it was special special the Ramirez performance ah I mean class I mean he’s he has been proven at the top the highest level uh and that’s what confidence he will take into this fight knowing that you know in his words an off night but he can call back on those experiences say look you know what I mean this is the kind of fight I am this is the level that I fought at and um if I can get it right on the night I should be winning this fight but it’s it’s you know I’ve gone one way than the other it really is a pick and fight just one fight of course since the first fight with Jack that was a points decision lost to tiimo Lopez in June last year at Madison Square Garden but he tells us he’s fit ready inactivity isn’t a problem this of course his second fight with Joe MCN and Dean o rock you can see Joe MCN who might be getting in the ring in just a moment certainly Joe is done something to upset Jack catell anyway Something’s Happened there Something’s Happened be good to get Joe waren and ask him what happened there but this is second fight out of the runder ABC in Liverpool and as we said earlier Joe MCN believes he felt both Josh and Jack underperformed in that first fight but he’s predicting his man Josh Taylor to win what he’s described a landslide points Victory on Saturday well I don’t know if anyone is winning this by Landslide you know I can see pros and cons for both but one thing is for sure for me Josh Taylor has to be aggressive and try and set the tempo like we’ve already touched on Jack catel he certainly not lazy but he works very very well and I think it’s important to try and dictate the pace when you’re fighting Jack Catal but in doing so you got to be careful that you’re not walking onto that lovely left hand and certainly that lead right hand that jab ofid which he has so much variation with hook jab to the body hook to the body so yes he’s got to be aggressive I think a lot of non-p punching activity fainting with the hands and the feet try and draw out that jab from Catal then jump him when you counters he’s got the ability to do it he’s got speed in abundance with hand foot reactions a very very special fighter how much is left well that is the question isn’t it that is the question that keeps getting posed but again it goes back to our argument earlier Darren where you know Josh is an Undisputed world champion he he he gets the ND over Jack cat in a fight that many thought was controversial loses to a great fighter in t Fimo Lopez and then all of a sudden what’s he got left and the questions you know it just shows you at any level that those questions can be posed to you if something doesn’t go quite right on on one night yeah I mean it’s silly really isn’t it it’s crazy um but still again mentioning names that you just mentioned just shows you the level that he’s been competing at and uh I confident there’s still big Knights left in him there’s still plenty of Fire and Desire he will not want to lose this so it’s a great great fight it’s going to be a great occasion the roof is going to come off of this venue it’s going to be explosive the fight’s going to show us a bit of everything so buckle your seat belt hate runs deep well relationships are important in this game because this is a man who who is a tough man to pin down and know for the media for interviews it’s Jo MCN Joe Joe I’ve got to ask you one question we had Jack Catan here a moment ago he didn’t have um too many good things to say about yourself what what’s happened between you two have you said something that’s upset him or sorry to me and but Jack catell seemingly wasn’t too happy with your yourself for whatever reason where do you think that’s come from I don’t know maybe it’s his nerves I don’t know what have I done it’s not fighting me is it I don’t that’s why when he’s just causing trouble don’t listen no I’m not yeah you can watch it back I’ll have to send you it I think he’s is an okay kid really yeah I don’t know why as um so Josh it’s been a delay he looks in great shape how’s Camp been how confident are you that he can put this to bed correctly on Saturday night I’m really confident Adam you know it’s a Cas sir it’s just got to take what he’s been doing in the gym the past 10 weeks into Saturday night and if he implements a strategy Keeps Us cool and follows instructions he come away Victorious yeah he’s had a fantastic Camp he’s done all his road work he conditioning 150 plus rounds to sparing he’s ready and his weight’s good so he’s more than ready he’s ever going to be so Saturday night to tell yeah you said that he’s ready than it’ll ever be me and Darren obviously as we always do we break down the questions that that are around the big fight and the question that is normally going to Josh Taylor’s way at the moment is is he still the Josh Taylor of old what has he got left you’ve seen it closer than anyone Joe over the last few months is he firing on all cylinders still from what what you the fighters you’ve worked with what are you working with right now this version of Josh Taylor yeah you know Jay there’s always that question have they still got of the Edition know he’s had a few LX L lackluster performances and for me you know with the T fal fight it couldn’t run couldn’t do sa and with the injury that he picked up in preparation for this catell with the face fight and so wasn’t really happy obviously I’m a big Advocate that you know you’ve got to really prepare diligently in a fights one and lost in the gym and for this fight there’s nothing he couldn’t do so this is why I’m confident and happy now it’s you know a lot lies on the fighter to then Implement himself on the man the core element of boxing is following instructions and carrying out a game plan and forcing you will on guy he does that Saturday he wins he’s super fit and you know I thought he was remarkable in some rounds against TFO also really good but then you know he didn’t look really too good in the rest of the rounds it was hot and cold and he maintains the consistency on Saturday night I’m expecting a shut out Victory you mentioned game plan I’m not going to push you on the game plan but there was periods in that first fight where he looked good Josh when he was the aggressor when he was dictating the pace are we going to see something similar on Saturday night where he’s in charge of the pace yeah you know D I think this fight has got a lot of elements in and people like game plan this came plan these two many know each other very well they’ve had 12 Championship rounds together he’s got a fantastic team behind them Jack with Jamie and njel and look you know we’ve made a few fine adjustments that I think will work in the contest to nullify Jack is very effective and let’s not beat round the bush the bush you know it was very controversy the first fighting Josh Come Away with the victory but in my eyes right now no one solved the Jack cerel puzle right now and Saturday night we wanted to run rvel and if Josh listens and implements what he’s got to do Saturday he will he will solve that puzzle and come away Victorious yeah Joe great to catch up with you as well I’m just trying to I’m trying to fist bump you here but I’m sort of balancing all sorts good to see if you want to pass that M back to to DAR Jo great to catch up with Jing what a top man as well be interesting to see if he goes after Jack catcher now Troublemaker I did I know stiring the pot this fight doesn’t need that no do you we we were saying you know working behind the scenes sometimes you’re you know you’re writing promo scripts and you’re writing lines to maybe suggest to the fighters to say to to to not create narrative but build narratives around the fight and draw interest from pun yeah and I don’t think it matters in this scenario when the slog good is hate runs no but you don’t what I’m saying is for this fight there is none of that you don’t have to do that don’t so look it’s all been done it’s all been said the fighters are both extremely confident there’s so much on the line you can you imagine I always visualize when we’re early on the week the energy just before that first bow you know when the referee brings them to the center of the ring and then they walk back to the corner just before that first belt the energy in that arena is going to be electric it really is you know I I can’t wait I think this is what look last week we had an epic battle history making Undisputed heavyweight title first in a four Bel era first in 25 years this is what boxing needs straight after that another massive fight another juicy fight where there two fighters extremely confident with so much on the line it’s incredible got getting married next week as well they want to get out unscathed W yeah I think he will I think he will but it just it just adds to a drama doesn’t it with a resched day next week and then next week we’re in Riad of course inad for the 5v5 I mean there’s so much to look forward to I think I said it the other week that the boxing is smiling at the minute enjoy it why we’ve got it enjoy the fights cuz they just keep on rolling in right here on the zone that was the public workout that was our first chance in fight week to hear from the fighters look into their minds and and hear what they’ve got to say ahead of Saturday night the talking will continue of course with the press conference tomorrow join us from midday for the undercar presser before a short break before the main event press conference perhaps the second face off as well a fight week who knows it might be a little bit spicier for myself Jamie Ward from former ibf World middleweight champion Mr Darren Barker just give him a little plug CU I pulled him down a few pegs throughout that live stream thanks for watching thanks for joining us here today we’ll see you tomorrow right now I think he an absolute genuine Bad Blood hey coming in there to do damage rivalry he’s a little arrogant piece of I can’t wait to smash his head in you think that all by yourself Jack these guys want to attack on the site it is the most intense Fierce rivalry I’ve ever seen this is not bra can’t wait to get my hands on once I beat him it’s game over that’s Jack The Man Who Lost His May the 25th I can’t wait