Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall: Challenger brimming with quiet confidence

In the hype-based business of modern boxing, Jack Catterall is content to let his «fists do the talking».

Catterall, 28, from Chorley in Lancashire, has never cultivated much of a media image. Mild mannered and quietly spoken, with a clean-cut appearance, he is not one to trade public insults or indulge in mind games, even as he prepares for the biggest fight of his life.

On Saturday, the man they call 'El Gato' (the cat) will step into the cauldron of Glasgow's SSE Hydro Arena before a 13,000 strong, fiercely partisan Tartan Army, to challenge the four-belt world super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor.

However, the sheer scale of the upcoming task has not triggered a shift in Catterall's manner. He speaks about the imminent bout, potentially a life changing one, with quiet confidence rather than swagger.

«I have a lot of respect for Josh and his accomplishments,» the former British champion says.

«But all that goes out of the window. This is what I'm in the sport for, to test myself against great fighters like Josh. I'm ready for these sorts of challenges.

»It's going to be a tough fight but I'm fully confident I can go up there and cause an upset. Everything has got to come together, and I know it will."

When pressed for details as to how he can achieve such an accomplishment, he adds: «All I need to do is turn up in Scotland and be Jack Catterall. I'm going to win. There are several ways I can win this fight.»

Having started boxing at his local amateur club aged 10, Catterall's first world title tilt arrives off the back of an unbeaten, 26 fight career built on rock-solid fundamentals. An educated southpaw who does everything well, who likes to test an opponent's weaknesses before exploiting them, Catterall has long been