Following on from a career-best win, Jack Catterall is in hot pursuit of a second world title shot and is opting for the WBO route continuously calling out their mandatory challenger, Arnold Barboza Jr. As rumours of a bout grow stronger, Catterall and Barboza have clashed online.
Catterall avenged his controversial defeat to Josh Taylor by defeating ‘The Tartan Tornado’ in Leeds last month, in yet another close contest. Meanwhile, Barboza Jr was the beneficiary of what Teddy Atlas described as ‘corruption’, as he was extremely lucky to get the nod over Sean McComb on the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia card and keep hold of his position with the WBO.
On X, Catterall revealed that Eddie Hearn has sent Barboza Jr. an offer but claimed that the undefeated 140lber is pricing himself out of a fight, asking for four times as much as what he received to take on McComb.
JC: “Just been told you are asking or your team is asking 3-4 times the amount you got for your last fight to fight me. Just say you don’t want the fight @jrBarbozaArnold you don’t need to price yourself out the old coward way. #nocajones.”
AB: “This is called negotiating lol you want me to jump at that offer to go to your hometown when I’m number 1 [ranked with the] WBO? I just countered your offer tell your papi Eddie let’s make it happen ain’t no one scared”
JC: “By asking for quadruple the money you’ve ever earned – that’s called ducking mate. Everyone can see straight through you. And yes you are WBO number 1 undeservingly, so either be sensible or just zip it and stop pretending you want fights.”
AB: “Quadruple? Tf, tell your daddy let’s make it happen if you guys really want it.”
JC: “Everyone can see what you’re doing you’ve just priced yourself out which is a coward way out. Cojones of a squirrel mate.”
AB: “I never price myself out but I’m not going overseas for peanuts. We are prized fighters the negotiation is on going, I am more than ready willing to beat you up in the UK but not for free!”
JC: “Peanuts? It’s your career high pay day you idiot stop lying to yourself you have no balls. You aren’t no Mexican warrior.”
JC: “Stop making demands like you are some star, Sean McComb smacked you silly in your last fight. So either take the fight for career high money or run off into the woods with your small balls between your legs and hide like the little squirrel you are.”
AB: “you really think your him after you robbed Taylor this second time around! This is no career high you’re not that guy! I’d smash you any day of the week twice on a Sunday!”
Should a fight between the pair commence, the victor would likely move on to a world title shot against the current WBO super-lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, who defends his belt for a second time when he faces Steve Claggett (38-7-2) on June 29th.
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