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Michael Gannon

Adamant Josh Taylor insists he won but Jack Catterall's heartbroken trainer fumes over 'disgusting' verdict

Scottish boxing hero Josh Taylor admitted he felt the heat of the Hydro after holding on to his world titles in controversial fashion.

The Tartan Tornado was put down for the first time in his career by Jack Catterall but rallied to scrape out a split decision, with the cards showing 114-111, 113-111 in Taylor's favour and one with 113-112 to the Englishman.

Catterall's camp described the result at the Hydro in Glasgow as "disgusting" but Taylor insisted he was worth the win, despite not producing his best.

The Prestonpans boxing star said: "I thought I'd done enough - 100 per cent. I started slow as I tried to get my timing.

I caught him with the bigger shots. "He tried to spoil, he leaned in a lot and there was a clash of heads. I'm not going to lie, he caught me with a couple of good shots.

Josh Taylor retained his belts with victory over Jack Catterall (Mikey Williams/Getty Images)

"It wasn't my best performance. I put a hell of a lot of pressure on myself this week with the homecoming and my first fight here in three years.

"I just put too much pressure on myself to put on a good show but it didn't matter in the end. I got the result. It was close. I allowed him a bit of success by loading up but I landed the more meaningful shots.

"He put up a good fight but he knows he didn't win the fight. I took over in the second half."

Catterall is hoping for another crack at Taylor but his trainer Jamie Moore let rip at ringside.

He said: "Jack gets the opportunity and performs like that, beats the champion in his own backyard, and gets absolutely robbed. So think about the message it sends to people. My son is 16 and getting into boxing.

"He'll be looking at that and thinking, 'Why should I get into boxing?' The moment you work for, to get crowned champion, is snatched away from you. It's disgusting."

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