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Catterall UD Giyasov — Jack Finally Has A World Strap And Chorley Can Breathe
WELTERWEIGHT

Catterall UD Giyasov — Jack Finally Has A World Strap And Chorley Can Breathe

WELTERWEIGHT

Catterall UD Giyasov — Jack Finally Has A World Strap And Chorley Can Breathe

Jack Catterall outboxed Shakhram Giyasov over twelve at the Pyramids — first world title in the locker, vacant WBA welterweight strap home, the Uzbek's unbeaten run over.

  • Jack Catterall outboxed Shakhram Giyasov over twelve rounds at the Pyramids of Giza — all three judges to the Chorley man, vacant WBA welterweight title won at 32.
  • Giyasov's unbeaten run ends at 16 fights — the Uzbek had no answer for Catterall's southpaw timing and the long left up the middle.
  • Catterall finally has a major world belt after everything that's happened in his career — the Taylor robberies, the Prograis war, the eight years of being the best 140lb fighter without a strap.
May 24, 2026 By Luke Parker • Boxing Lookout

Eight Years In The Making

Right then — Jack Catterall is finally a world champion. The 32-year-old from Chorley outpointed Shakhram Giyasov over twelve rounds on the Glory In Giza undercard, lifted the vacant WBA welterweight strap, and ended one of the most painful what-ifs in British boxing. All three judges had it for him — clear, comfortable, not even close to controversial. After everything he's been through, this one was overdue.

The Long Left — Class From Round One

Catterall's southpaw jab was the difference. He worked behind the lead right hand, kept Giyasov at the end of his reach, and dropped the straight left up the middle every time the Uzbek planted his feet to load up. By the championship rounds Catterall was almost showboating — switching to orthodox briefly in the 9th, slipping the right hand and answering with the body shot. It was a clinic. Brilliant from start to finish.

Giyasov — Game But Outclassed

Shakhram Giyasov went into the night 16-0 with a reputation as one of the better-kept secrets in welterweight boxing. He left 16-1 with a reality check. The Uzbek's pressure works on most opponents, but Catterall's footwork and timing were just on a different level. Make no mistake — he tried, he had moments in rounds five and seven, but the Chorley man controlled every round he needed to.

The Career That Almost Wasn't

Let's not beat around the bush. Catterall's career has been one of the great injustices of British boxing. The first Taylor fight should have been his world title. The Prograis war proved he belongs at the very top. The Eddie Hearn fall-out, the layoffs, the politics — he's worn it all. To finally walk out of an Egyptian arena with a green belt on his shoulder at 32 is the kind of story you write films about. Class fighter, class man, deserves every second of this.

Next — A Big One At Welterweight

Catterall as WBA welterweight champion changes the division. Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn is locked in for September 12 in Vegas for the WBC welterweight strap — the winner has Catterall waiting if the calendar plays nicely. Or there's a unification with the IBF holder. Either way, the Chorley man is finally where the talent always said he belonged. About time.

Prediction Watch

Boxing Lookout said Catterall on points and the Uzbek would be game but outclassed. That's exactly what happened. Welterweight has a new world champion and he's British. Have it.

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