Patience of a Saint
THE letter was dated August 6, 2019.
“…the parties have thirty (30) days upon receipt of this letter to negotiate and reach an agreement regarding the WBO Jr. Welterweight Championship Contest between champion Mr. Jose Ramirez, and mandatory challenger Mr. Jack Catterall.”
Nine hundred and thirty six (936) days will have passed by the time Catterall answers the first bell on Saturday night.
Catterall will fight Josh Taylor in Glasgow instead of Jose Ramirez on the American west coast and his first world title fight will be for the entire crown rather than just a portion of it.
In fact, just about the only thing that didn’t change during the past two-and-a-half years was the repetitive daily grind of waking up, going to the gym and waiting for somebody to ring with that life-changing fight date.
His private life was a little less monotonous. Catterall also became a father and is getting ready to move house. Again.
“Lauren, how many times have we moved house?” Catterall shouted to his girlfriend, baby Riley bouncing on his knee. “We’ve been together seven years and we’ve moved seven times. This
