The confrontation between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall has been ramped up with the English challenger boasting about making a cross-border raid to take his titles down south.
Scotland ’s undisputed world light-welterweight champion will battle his undefeated challenger at Glasgow ’s Hydro Enviornment on Saturday.
Final week the Prestonpans boxer slapped Catterall down, branding him “a clown” after the Englishman complained about Taylor suspending their conflict – initially scheduled for December 19 – resulting from a knee damage he sustained throughout coaching.
And on Wednesday Catterall stated: “To win this battle will imply the world to me and to return to Scotland and do it in entrance of Josh’s personal followers I believe provides vitality to the battle.
“I’m simply excited to rise up there and take all these belts again all the way down to England. Josh has seen all of the kinds there are, however he’s by no means fought Jack Catterall.”
Regardless of the verbals, Taylor insists he gained’t be goaded into going gung ho on Saturday.
He stated: “Jack’s a low-key type of character. I do know everybody says I all the time get fired up earlier than a bout however not all my fights have been like that.
“It relies on the way in which the opponent is performing in the direction of you however I’m not bothered.
“My belts are going nowhere. I’ve introduced them to Scotland and that’s the place they’ll be staying.”