Knee injury forces Josh Taylor to postpone homecoming world title defence
The fight, originally pencilled in for December 18, will now take place in February...
Taylor said: "I'm gutted I won't be able to defend my title on December 18 as originally planned, but I wanted to make sure I was 100 per cent healthy to give my incredible fans the show they deserve.
I’m gutted & frustrated that my fight on the December 18th has been postponed. I’ve picked up an injury in training which has forced to put the fight back. I take my boxing 100% seriously and professionally and I want to make sure that I’m in best shape possible to keep my belts. pic.twitter.com/ZS9dIoGUbS
— Josh Taylor (@JoshTaylorBoxer) October 21, 2021
Taylor currently holds all four major world titles after unifying the division against Jose Ramirez in May.
He has been on an incredible run which also includes victories over Regis Prograis and Viktor Postol.
Catterall, who took a side-fee to allow Taylor to fight Ramirez, is 26-0 and last fought in a tune-up bout against Abderrazak Houya in November.