On February 15, Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, UK, hosted a boxing event headlined by a WBO interim junior welterweight title clash between Jack Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs) and Arnold Barboza (32-0, 11 KOs).
Barboza won by split decision after a competitive 12-round battle.
Official scorecards: 115-113 (Barboza), 115-113 (Barboza), 115-113 (Catterall)
This loss ends Catterall’s four-fight winning streak. His last defeat came in February 2022 against Josh Taylor in an undisputed title fight.
Full Event Results:
– Reece Bellotti (20-5, 15 KOs) RTD 10 Michael Gomez (21-2, 6 KOs)
BBBofC British & Commonwealth Boxing Council titles (super featherweight – 59 kg)
– James Dickens (35-5, 14 KOs) UD 10 Zelfa Barrett (31-3, 17 KOs)
Vacant WBA International title (super featherweight – 59 kg)
– Pat McCormack (7-0, 5 KOs) RTD 6 Robbie Davies (24-6, 15 KOs)
WBA Inter-Continental title (welterweight – 66.7 kg)
– William Crolla (7-0, 6 KOs) TKO 1 Ayoub Zakari (5-8-1, 0 KOs)
Super welterweight bout (69.85 kg)
– Conner Tudsbury (1-0, 1 KO) TKO 2 Sadaam Caetano Da Silva (7-6, 5 KOs)
Light heavyweight bout (79.4 kg)
– Aqib Fiaz (13-1, 2 KOs) TKO 3 Lidon Chircop (7-3, 4 KOs)
Lightweight bout (61.2 kg)
– Alfie Middlemiss (2-0, 0 KOs) PTS 4 Kain Sain (1-6-2, 0 KOs)
Featherweight bout (57.2 kg)