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Jack Catterall vs. Harlem Eubank (05-07-2025) Full Fight
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00:00Okay, gentlemen, we're going on command in the event of a knockdown, the fight is standing, we're going to the furthest off of all of the strainer, protect yourself at all times, touch gloves.
00:11Eyeball to eyeball, real intensity in this fabled Manchester arena, scene of so many classic fights over the last couple of decades and more.
00:23Here's another compelling main event, a super matchup, Jack Cattrall making the move into the welterweight waters and Harlem U-Bank unbeaten, but some would say not fully tested, rising to a major challenge in class and surroundings.
00:43First stanzas here may be key, Darren.
00:46Yeah, I think Riven behind a jab early doors is going to be important, tempo of the fight equally as important, we see that against Barboza, Cattrall just didn't really get going whereas Barboza Jr. did, he was first, he was third, he was sharp, can Harlem U-Bank learn from that contest?
01:09Both fighters very twitchy with their lead hand, Niamh looking to commit in the first 30 seconds, but you can expect that.
01:19The orthodox against the south for that wand of a right hand from Cattrall that served him so well and there's the jab as he used it and the backhand as well.
01:31If he gets into a rhythm early, then Jamie Moore and the team will be extremely confident.
01:38Harlem U-Bank, surely Sonny has got to break him up here.
01:42Yeah, but I feel like what he's doing there, backing up and making Jack come forward, I think that's how Barboza beat him and caused Cattrall so much problem.
01:50Now when Jack's got his feet under him and he's moving in the right direction, which for him is usually backwards,
01:55it's almost impossible to hit of a clean shot, but in that Barboza he was chasing the fight, chasing the fight and the rounds just were going away from him.
02:03But U-Bank's not Barboza.
02:07How good is he? 21-0, nine knockouts, the cousins of Chris Jr.
02:13Began boxing at 18, he played football as a kid, he came to it late, Cattrall much more than natural boxer.
02:25But I think over the last couple of years, U-Bank's career has really gone from strength to strength, I think.
02:29He's picked up some good wins, some good performances as well.
02:33That already, even fighting Jack Cattrall, I think a lot of people maybe four or five years ago, oh, good shot.
02:37But they never would have saw that coming of him.
02:39Yeah, that was good, brought his feet in there, Jack Cattrall stepped in with a one-two.
02:43And if he is going to be proactive on the front foot, those feet are going to be so important that it brings them in.
02:49Doesn't want to be falling short with the left hand.
02:51I'm not sure U-Bank saw that left hand of Cattrall's coming.
02:55The speed he might carry to welterweight, that could be a factor as well.
03:00Twitchy start from the pair of them.
03:04Just trying to solve the puzzle, it could be like that.
03:07U-Bank jumping in, trying to surprise Cattrall.
03:11Quiet opener, Darren, but maybe one that Cattrall's nicked.
03:21Yeah, I think he landed the cleaner shots.
03:23This is the issue with Jack Cattrall.
03:25I know what you're saying, Sonny, when he's on the back foot.
03:28I just feel he's always then having to wait and be a bit, you know, a bit of a stalemate at times.
03:34I think he's just trying to learn from the Barboza fight, be more proactive, let his shots go.
03:40Cattrall's nicked.
04:10Cattrall's nicked.
04:20Welcome back, wonderful welterweight matchup.
04:23Barry, how did he see the first round, these key opening moves?
04:28Well, it was always going to be cagey, because they're both, you know, counter-punchers by trade.
04:31But I just thought Cattrall had a bit of the better there.
04:33You know, I think with the fact that he's southbound and U-Bank has to work everything off the jab,
04:38I think he's just assuming Cattrall had a bit better, jumped into his attacks a little bit more effectively.
04:42The predominantly black trunks with Riley, his daughter, on the waistband in blue of the 31-year-old from Chorley.
04:51He's got a massive support here.
04:52Jack Cattrall and the all-white of Harlem U-Bank, also 31 from Brighton, coming off that victory over Tyrone McKenna.
05:04As you said, son, he's had some good wins.
05:06He really handles himself well, Harlem U-Bank.
05:09And this is the big step up, and he'll answer his own questions tonight.
05:13Yeah, and I feel like, oh, Beau Fatt isn't going to land it.
05:17I think the first round he's showing a little bit of nervous energy.
05:20I think he was trying to snatch at a few shots, and I think Jack just felt into a bit more of a rhythm easier.
05:26But, again, expected in this match-up, I think.
05:30Yep, fighting at world class.
05:32And U-Bank doing it for the first time, trying to double up on the jab.
05:36Charlie B, applauding him in the corner.
05:40Bryce Marr from U-Bank this time.
05:43Cattrall in the opener.
05:44It's a chess match, Darren.
05:46Yeah, and I think two phases required.
05:48Both throwing the jab on the one-two and on quite a lot of occasions already, just falling short.
05:53That's when you bring your feet in and go again.
05:57So who can make that adjustment?
05:59Bring the feet closer to their opponent.
06:03And right there, for me, that was trademark classic Cattrall his whole career.
06:07But we didn't see any of that in his last fight.
06:09He wasn't reacting.
06:10He wasn't staying in this sort of pocket with his feet under him and then making the right steps.
06:14He looks so much better already, Jack Cattrall.
06:18I think the Barboza Jr. was a wake-up call.
06:21He sort of let that slip.
06:23No disrespect to Barboza, but last couple of rounds, Cattrall almost threw it away, didn't do anything.
06:29And I think he's really woken up.
06:31He knows how important this night is.
06:33There's no real pressure for Haarlem-Eubank, but there is on Jack Cattrall now.
06:38Yeah, do you know what?
06:40I think there is pressure on Haarlem-Eubank, if I'm honest, because this is the fight he needs.
06:45He needs to win this, albeit it's a step up in levels.
06:47You know, he comes into this fight unbeaten.
06:49He has aspirations to be in big fights of his own.
06:52If he loses this fight, you know, you're dropping back down levels.
06:55So, he'll be putting pressure on himself, and rightly so.
06:58But he's not expected to win.
07:01It's almost like a free hand, isn't it?
07:04Do you know what?
07:05I don't know, because you're always putting pressure on yourself as a fighter.
07:09You always want to win, regardless of who you're fighting.
07:11He believes he's world-class, Sonny.
07:15This is the time to prove it, because we know Cattrall is.
07:19Yeah, this is his chance to show it, but the problem is, when you've been sort of waiting for this moment,
07:24it means that a little bit more for you, and sometimes that, oh, good shot landing from Cattrall there.
07:29But sometimes that can make you hyper-focus, fixate on maybe the wrong thing sometimes.
07:34Sharp left hand from Cattrall.
07:36He looks smoother, doesn't he?
07:38More relaxed, more rhythm.
07:41First two rounds for the local boy.
07:43First two rounds for the local boy.
08:13First two rounds for the local boy.
08:18More with the front hand than not.
08:20Keep sharp shooting here, but even if he's falling short, he doesn't want to do it.
08:23Just fidget it.
08:24Just fidget it for a reason, yeah?
08:26Yeah.
08:28Emily for a reason, Jamie Moore in the corner.
08:31He's settled well, Barry, hasn't he?
08:34He has, but these rounds, when no one's doing really, no one's taking a bit of the scruff of the neck,
08:37and that's typical Cattrall, really, where he's happy just to frustrate you, frustrate you,
08:42do enough and i just think you don't want to be in that situation for too long yeah but when
08:48you're counting rounds like that very very close action throughout but then the two or three clean
08:53shots with jack it's almost like you can't score a round against him and jack became such a top
08:59level fighter because it was very hard to win a round against every round that you won you had to
09:05really invest into it he was absolutely brilliant wasn't he that night with all the controversy
09:12first time against josh taylor should have been crowned wasn't eventually got the rematch and got
09:18the job done i thought he won easier the first time but he's had tough nights and he's not had that world
09:26title around him he almost deserves it but he's 31 and he's still got to go out there and get it yeah
09:34and i think oh oh a bit of an awkward fool there but both fighters came out without the scheme
09:42start the faint a fair bit at the start of this round harlan newbank and i think he's got to
09:46immediately punch off the faint faint jab faint jab go again bring your feet in he's got to be busier
09:52i think a couple of signs there that jack was just there using his lead hand to close that and get
10:00the distance better range there from jack jab to the body then the left hand from cattle just leaning
10:07back on the shot the body stays where it is then you can bring the that front foot in and then look
10:11to the left hand it's looking classy here jack casual that left hand is working you back just out of range
10:21and you can hear the crowd here getting behind the man from surely eubank has got to try and
10:28break this pattern break the rhythm and i think harlem's biggest problem here right now is when he's
10:36going he's going 100 but there's no stop there's no control when he gets there and jack's just coming
10:41out of the way and almost making him fall over his own feet falling to the ropes it's been made to look
10:46clumsy a few times here so far i like the variation as well from catch all it's not a high tempo fight
10:53far from it so far but you know he's having passages on the front foot and on the back foot just mixing
10:58that up a little bit constantly keeping eubank thinking and if you look what jack's doing with his lead
11:03hand he's timing its movements to when harlem's moving his head every time he comes over that
11:08forward foot a little bit that's when he's poking it out and he might not always throw it as a complete
11:12jab but he's just stopping him from getting any sort of ring generalship in the pocket
11:17it's magic his jab when it works catchrell is a leverage his foot movement we heard he wasn't the
11:24best runner when he first came to jamie moore but he's worked on that and he's got himself absolutely
11:32spot on for this he knows it's make or break and again he tries the combination eubank just not
11:40landing really at the moment that was good that left hand he threw it to the body of harlem eubank
11:47landed he's missed a couple of the the left hand upstairs a nice body shot and just gets out of the
11:52way of the way the return as well good round for jack patrick really good round and eubank it's frustrating
12:04so
12:12you see how you draw in the mid to your bike told you to put your hypnotizing and not being too
12:16pressured not at all and you're picking your timing with your attacks at the right time
12:21you don't need to agree about like that when you decide
12:24of the way
12:27apart from that little tumble boxing nicely jack galledrill yeah what what he does jack he
12:33frustrates you frustrates you little steps back and then you jump into your attacks and you miss
12:36all that does that makes you think twice before you want to attack again and then when you're
12:40overthinking it he doubts him with a won two and and he did that about four occasions in that round
12:45certainly three and that went to the wrong you also as sony was saying earlier but he just does
12:50enough to win the round and you're chasing the wrong he's got the he's got the fight in the
12:54minute that was the clearest wrong in the pattern that he wants if he can maintain this it's going
12:58to be hard for harlem harlem's got mountains attacks steadily and carefully he's got jumping
13:05up in levels because he's in with the former world champion in fight number 33 eubank unbeaten in 21
13:13good wins on the slate but not the same sort of fights that catchles had at the the top level
13:22regis program was a big win yeah and those two fights with josh taylor stood him in perfect
13:28stead linares as well but i think right now the biggest problem harlem eubank's struggling to
13:33overcome is he's trying to throw his punches from too far out he's loading them up when he's out of
13:38range and jack's already starting at the edge of range so all he's got to do is a half adjustment
13:42and he's falling short every time and it comes across as a bit of lacking confidence you're not
13:47really committed to your shots and your attacks that's better look he brought the feet in at
13:52least there but it was good footwork in reply from jack catchall just gliding out of range
13:58and that's why i think the confidence is going because right now he's not really finding the
14:02target at all let alone with a light shot maybe looking for a heavy shot he's struggling to get
14:08any scoring points really eubank here try the right hand there almost landed high
14:13he's got three stoppages in his last four so he's really got momentum here and he's the natural
14:21welterweight looks incredible shape and that's better from eubank and he just bangs his gloves together
14:27and that's the first bit of success he's just got to build on that confidence
14:36it was a lovely shot that was straight through the the guard of catchall took it well though
14:48both fighters having a look at each other just trying to get a different way in dropping their
14:52shoulder a bit changing their starting point but right now it's whoever goes first seeming to lose
14:58the exchange a lot of posturing a lot of thinking here wasting energy as well at times i mean right
15:04hand from eubank it's a better round for him yeah i think it's probably his best round so far i i don't
15:11know if i'd go as far as saying he's won this round but a more competitive and and less success landing
15:16from cat yeah he's starting to roll the dice a little bit more isn't he you know he's starting to
15:21bring his foot a bit closer he's looking to take that step on the outside of the southpaw stance and
15:25look for the right hand just need to see more of it just switch southpaw momentarily trying to befuddle
15:34catchall eubank dancing around maybe that's a little bit of the old family name and history the showmanship
15:42but he's certainly getting closer here harlem eubank it's almost like trying to walk him onto
15:46a nice clean shot he's trying to get jack over his front foot and then catch him with that nice left
15:50up that he's loaded up a couple of times this round i think he's enjoyed this round harlem eubank
15:56for the first time and he smiles as he goes back to his corner let's get over to charlie to see how
16:03tma and jordan and josh are seeing it
16:05thank you adam tma how have we got it so far looks like jack capture has been fantastic but
16:13harlem's starting to get into it a little bit i think it's a very technical fight but i've got
16:17it down as a draw at the moment they've both been sacked scene jordan what are you making of what you've
16:21seen so far it's touch and go touch and go i think they're both being um very cautious feeling each
16:26other out um it's hard to split the two of them had split two and they both landed some really good
16:31effective shots but no one's really running away with it right now josh you've got it a draw so
16:36far what do you make and how do you think it's going to go as we go down the stretch yeah i mean
16:39i mean jack jack just got the basics down he's mastered the basics i think harlem struggling to
16:44close him down but he's trying and he's doing the right thing so far cheers mate back to the guys on
16:49commentary tma who uh had that electrifying professional debut a couple of weeks ago scores in a
16:58draw jordan thompson hopes to be back soon we've missed him in the ring has it a draw and josh
17:04panley what a year he's had absolutely fantastic has it a draw as well barry do you agree or have
17:12you got catch a lot no i think i got capture left i don't think he's just a bit of a sharper with his
17:16work and eubank you once again you've got to get from a to b quicker have you got to use his quickness
17:22and that's that's the secret so he's got to throw almost block the bus and everybody's going to be a
17:27counter attack and then flurry when he's got when he's got catchall close to him yeah i agree
17:33i got catchall ahead it was a better round from eubank wasn't it as we pointed out i must say
17:38jack catchall landed a lovely left hand a moment ago beautiful shot straight through the guard again
17:44of eubank this is tight and up a bit defensively but this is good pressure again varying up where he's
17:52positioning himself in the ring catchall he's having to be backed up as sunny pointed out a very good
17:56counter puncher but then every now and again he'll put the pressure on
18:03nice work there as well there from cattle trying to find the uppercut
18:07eubank managed to just fall short a bit but you can see the punch variation and
18:11and how effortless it comes out there's no tell there's no show there's no big
18:15load up to throw a powerful punch from cattle everything is about boxing in his purest form
18:20yeah he's very relaxed isn't he eubank just trying to crack him on the inside
18:28a couple of jabs going for eubank has got through with one or two
18:34but he just can't seem to get catchall out of his comfort zone that's what
18:44barboza jr did just work really hard and catchall couldn't go with him yeah and he had
18:50razor sharp hands didn't he barboza so quick i think it surprised catchall
18:57and it just looks like harlem's working a little bit hard i'd say it just looks like he's expending
19:04a little bit more energy a bit more bouncy a bit more shoulder movements where jack's really just
19:11cruising right now i feel like eubank's finally a lot harder to find the openings isn't he
19:16having to really really think about what he's going to do that was a good right hand yeah good right
19:21hander applauding in the corner charlie beat kieran maloy in there it's a lot of work eubank's doing
19:29on the back foot utilizing every bit of the ring just trying to stay out of the way of that
19:35jab of catchall and come back in with raids just thinking he's to do a better job at hiding them
19:40burst because he does look quite dangerous when he's letting his hands go harlem and he is catching
19:44up to the target but it's just all a bit 100 miles an hour right now it's a tough puzzle to solve
19:51isn't it oh very very tricky
20:08it's a great selling isn't it the manchester arena ricky has it lit up this place 20 years ago
20:14feeling cautious you so many wonderful nights jamie moore in the corner
20:28it's um it's one of the tactical events we thought it might be which um the trawley
20:58guy is just getting the edge on it's his sort of fighting in his box with his pace the way he likes
21:03it fight this rush in their world to try and get close to the target and then be able to pick him
21:07off the humans have a little bit of success but he's trying to get to the tiger too quick and smothering
21:11his own work the spot on though in the corner nigel travis there as you said the second phase
21:18attack look building it go again get this crowd on their feet
21:23no fight again giving a single inch in those clinches they're really coming together but still
21:30wrestling the way through that's when they've ended up on the ground a couple of times already
21:33yeah second time that's happened it really is um this uh intriguing chess match
21:41the feet on the new backs foot yeah resting on top of the capsules yeah trying to get the better of
21:49the southpaw remember how barrera beat naz out in vegas and he went around the
21:58the right lead foot boxed beautifully didn't he barrera that night classic against the southpaw
22:04yeah it's all good shot from carol the response just avoided but a hundred percent sometimes it's
22:11that clash of styles and we're depending on how you've been matched you might not have faced too
22:16many to get to this point and then especially when you might not face the southpaw of a lower level
22:21let alone going all the way to the top it's definitely a puzzle i always like to see variation
22:26against southpaws you know mix it up go on the outside throw the long left hooks
22:32then go inside but the jab to the body the right hand upstairs just keep the southpaw thinking all the
22:38time just out of range with his jab though harlem eubank how many quality punches has he landed so far
22:48eubank um probably a handful but even then i think he's not had his balance in his feet to really
22:56generate the most amount of power he's been coming over his front foot to get him a lot of the time or
23:00really extending his backhand through the middle i think jack's done a very good job of taking off
23:05most of this thing now i think jack's caught over a few more shots and a few more shots of note but
23:12not too much volume at the same time the discipline of capture all you know we commend all the time very
23:18very good there was a moment ago that he threw a lazy left to the body it was a straight shot any
23:23kind of lazy shots that come out there's not many from capture all they need to be counted he can't
23:29waste those opportunities just clashing heads there and again nasty cat catch all and eubank as well
23:39left eye of eubank came first i think and then capture all has been cut as well and he's really angry about
23:46that and that could be a real problem but oh can't go back to his corner i don't know what's going on
23:53there he's both of them are bob williams trying to wrestle control but the fighters seem just to ignore it
24:02but neither of them cuts are in the best position they're both right just above the eye hopefully the
24:07sweat just takes it out from the other one i think harlem first when they come together and as soon as they
24:13come together for the next exchange that's where jack got cut that's what it looked like to me but
24:17jack's looks a lot bad it's a terrible cut the catchles one eubanks bounced to the floor that's
24:25awful awful it's absolutely wide open it's a horrendous cut for jack cattle this might go to the cards
24:34this won't go further much longer i do not think no referee needs to be having a look at this he needs
24:42it this is unbelievable i can see from here the doctor needs to look at that day balance calling for the doctor to come in
24:48i'm not sure this can carry on it's a savage cut for jack can carry case do anything about it he's a brilliant
24:58cuts man one of the best corner men in the business carry there for ricky hanson all those years ago and
25:06now he's got to try and save jack cantrell here good film on it can he carry on with that barry but i
25:16well i can't see it here now but what i did see it looked really really bad look at that that happened
25:20i'm surprised it didn't have it earlier because that that sort of exchange there the heads just
25:23skimming each other at times but that time was full-blooded head but both of them there
25:29unfortunately i think the forehead a view banged onto the eye there of casual but
25:33casual's eye going backwards it looked like it was hanging off pretty much
25:38and i don't think if it was as bad as what i think it is that won't continue bob williams
25:43having a look carrie case has done his work they've patched him up time out the doctor's gonna have
25:50a look and that's the right decision medically he has to be assessed yubek waits also cut but not nearly as badly
26:03well they're saying it's a bad cut but they're going to allow him to carry on jack
26:13catcher second half of this one at welterweight the crowd love it the fact that it's been allowed to continue
26:29i think the doctor's looking at harlem's cut in the other corner bob williams talking to the officials
26:41what happens next here it's over that's it
26:47born was eubank's one to me it looked like the doctor from harlem's corner
26:54was the one that said sight to the ref from jack's corner he said you have a bad cut
26:58and jack went i'm all right let's go and in turn and the doctor in the corner of harlem eubank was still
27:05speaking to the referee when the other corner doctor had sat down chaos here harlem eubank celebrating jack
27:15catchrell just bewildered by this bob williams stops the fight and the sort of intriguing chess match
27:25comes to a bizarre finish yeah i'm not i'm not too sure what's going on if i'm honest i mean yeah look
27:32as sunny says the doctor in harlem eubank's corner wasn't happy with a cut that i mean jack
27:36catcher looks far worse it's terrible you can see the doctor mouth it's a bad cut i think he probably
27:42was going to give it around the two more tops assuming we're going to the scorecards yes scorecards
27:51wba international ibf intercontinental on the line yeah i think the referee's team done a clash
27:57ahead so if it's a clash ahead that will go to the scorecard they have the four completed rounds
28:01that goes to the scorecards there were two though two cuts one for harlem one for jack
28:07it's irrelevant the fact that the fight can't continue because of a clash of heads then it goes
28:11to the scorecard yeah if it's done by a punch then obviously the fight with the cut loses the fight
28:16but the fact that it was a he deemed it a clash of heads it'll go to the scorecard you would suspect
28:21that catchrell will get the win for both cuts clash of heads catchrell's worst but it seems that eubanks
28:28doctor on that corner curtailed the fight it's uh well we've seen it all in boxing sound it's a strange
28:35finish it's a bit unsatisfactory for both fighters catch will get the win um i think so if it goes to
28:42the scorecard the way we expect it to obviously we didn't hear no official confirmation of how the fight
28:48has been called us to stop but i think the way that the cuts came together i don't think neither
28:55fighter was going in trying to use their head trying to damage of it but where the orthodox south
29:00thought and they were so poised at the edge of range there was tension and when they was going
29:05they was both triggering to each other they both jump into their attacks don't they that's why and
29:09then so it was inevitable inevitable it was going to happen at some point but it's like they were both
29:13waiting and it was like a quick draw and when one went the other one went with them and it was coming
29:18together with a lot of velocity because that's an horrendous cut though it really is bad the crowds
29:24unhappy i remember a year or so ago jack bateson and danny quartermay were both cut early and the fight
29:31was called off these things do happen in boxing and um we wait and see how the judges have it what bob
29:41williams is going to say officially they're taking their time with the scorecards they are taking
29:47their time jack catchrell waits jb moore doesn't seem happy meanwhile a fortnight's time the undisputed
29:57heavyweight world championship daniel dubois gets his big opportunity after that win over aj but can he beat
30:06the power for pam king this man alexander is it it's a massive ask but it's live on the zone july
30:16the 19th jack catcher-laporte applauding his fans um he seemed to box in a good river barry
30:24he did he made he saw he slows the tempo down the pace down which means he when it's slow he can control
30:30the pace and a new bank you know we need to get his foot on the outside double his jab in and be
30:35willing to block and and then fire off of the way rather than jump into his attack when he jumped into
30:40his attack you back quite often you got a little bit too close to the target and even his cut his
30:45cut's bad enough that's i think that's why it was stopped in that corner we're all looking at jack
30:50casuals because it seems a lot worse but meanwhile the other doctor was looking at harlem's fight over
30:57what happens next but the rules are if it's four completed rounds there's an accidental clash
31:04of heads what is that if it's an accidental clash of heads before four rounds i think that after it
31:11still goes to the scorecard yeah it still goes to the scorecard it's only if it's before and the
31:15fight gets stopped before the end of the fourth round then it's an old contest it's a draw and i
31:19think as much as a frustrating finish is a cut that's even worse after four rounds it's got to go to
31:25the cards wba and ibf officials maybe a rematch but those cuts have got a heel harlem ubac celebrating
31:34jack caps and applauding the fans does ubac think he's got it uh look casual's nick this in my opinion
31:42um it was nip and tug it was close it was cagey at times but i feel he'd done enough
31:48catch all well let's find out the end of this story bob williams with the two fighters and david
31:58diamante to explain everything ladies and gentlemen referee bob williams calls a halt in this contest
32:11at one second of round number seven due to an unintentional head clash therefore we go to
32:17the judge of score totals for a technical decision
32:24marcus mcdonald 69 65 steve gray and john latham both scored as about 69 66
32:34all three for your winner by unanimous decision and the new wba international and ibf intercontinental welterweight
32:47champion
32:56jack casual wins unanimously on the scorecards and fairly wide as well he raises harlem new bank's hand
33:06there was a really good effort from you back but he couldn't quite solve the catcherall puzzle
33:13and then the clash of heads times two box
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