In the opposite corner of the ring there will be a veteran Jorge Linares (47-8, 29 KOs). The Venezuelan boxer is a former world featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight champion. However, he is on a three straight loss streak and it will be hard for him to break that streak against Catterall.
"I'm returning to the UK and I'm ready to give my opponent a boxing lesson," promises Linares.
“In the past, I watched his fights in the UK, and it’s a great honor for me to share the ring with him. For various reasons, for both of us it is a matter of to be or not to be, ”said Catterall.