Jack Catterall vs Shakhram Giyasov Preview May 23rd, 2026
The vacant WBA “regular’ Welterweight Title is up for grabs this Saturday, May 23rd when Jack Catterall of Chorley, England takes on unbeaten Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan. The 12-round bout from Giza, Egypt can be seen live in most nations on DAZN pay-per-view on the undercard of the Usyk vs Verhoeven fight. Catterall last fought in November when he beat Ekow Essuman via an 11th-round TKO. In his previous outing he beat Harlem Eubank by technical decision in the seventh round for the IBF Intercontinental Belt when the fight was stopped due to a clash of heads. Giyasov last fought in April of last year when he stopped Franco Ocampo in the fourth round.
Catterall vs Giyasov
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Shakhram Giyasov +225
- Jack Catterall -300
My Pick
The 32-year-old Catterall is a southpaw who boasts a fine record of 32-2 with 14 Ko’s. He possesses below-average power though with 43.7 per cent of his wins coming by stoppage and has stopped just two of his last 13 opponents. He’s boxed 248 rounds since making his pro debut in 2012. Before that he enjoyed a pretty good amateur career in which he reportedly went 48-18 and captured a CYP title and reached the final of the Junior ABA’s.
Since turning pro he’s won a few other regional and minor titles such as the BBBoC Central Area, WBO European, WBA Inter-Continental, WBO Inter-Continental, and BBBoC British Super Lightweight Crowns. Catterall stands 5-feet-7-inches tall with a 69-inch reach. He first stepped up in class in 2022 by meeting Josh Taylor and definitely proved he belonged with the best of the division. He lost a controversial split decision though for the WBC, WBO and IBF Super Lightweight Titles.
Catterall rebounded from the defeat to beat Darragh Foley and former world champion Jorge Linares by 10 and 12-round unanimous decisions respectively and then avenged the loss to Taylor in May, 2024 when he beat him by a unanimous 12-round decision. He then downed former WBC Junior Welterweight Champion Regis Prograis via a 12-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBO International WBO Junior Welterweight Belt.
Catterall was down in the fifth round and Prograis was dropped twice in the ninth stanza. In his next contest, Catterall dropped a split decision to Arnold Barboza Jr. in a shot at the vacant Interim WBO Super Lightweight Title and rebounded with the win over Harlem Eubank. He’s also beaten the likes of Nathan Brough, Thomas Stalker, Jarkko Putkonen, Jesus Rodriguez, Joe Hughes, Tyrone Nurse, Tyrone McKenna, Ohara Davies and Timo Schwarzkopf.
Giyasov, who fights out of Brooklyn, New York, is also 32 years old and makes the ring walk with a perfect mark of 17-0 with 10 Ko’s. He turned pro in 2018 and has 95 rounds of experience under his belt since. Giyasov enjoyed a fine amateur career as he won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a welterweight. He also won gold medals at the 2017 Asian, and World championship tournaments.
At just over 5-feet-9-inches tall with an unlisted reach, Giyasov is 2.5-inches taller than Catterall and possesses decent power as his current knockout ratio clocks in at 58.8 per cent but he has stopped just one of his past six opponents. Giyasov won the vacant IBF North American Welterweight Title in May, 2022 with a 10-round unanimous decision over Christian Gomez after decking him in the fourth, seventh and 10th rounds. He also has wins over Pablo Cesar Cano, Miguel Ramirez, Gabor Gorbics, Daniel Echeverria, Albert Mensah, Winston Campos, Emanuel Taylor and former world champion Darleys Perez.
Prediction…
Catterall isn’t a polished boxer but is quite determined and has just enough power to keep you honest. Giyasov arguably has better boxing skills and a bit more power. Catterall has greater experience against tougher opposition though and has been relatively successful against them. This should be a close fight that likely goes the distance and it’s up for grabs really. Whoever takes the initiative and lets his hands go the most should take it and I’ll give Giyasov a very slight edge due to his amateur background and boxing skills.
Giyasov a slightly better boxer overall and I like him to pull off a mild upset.
Play Giyasov -200 @ BetOnline.ag
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