Catterall: WBA belt mine if mandatory isn't made by November 19

Jack Catterall says he will be awarded the WBA lightweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-welterweight title if the sanctioning body's mandatory deadline passes without a defence. The Briton has been waiting for his shot since becoming mandatory challenger.

“I'm working for DAZN on August 22. I think I'm doing something over there in Vegas for their fight. They've got up until November 19 to make it. There can't be a unification. If it gets to November 19, the belt is mine.”

— Jack Catterall, via Ring Magazine

What Jack Catterall said

Catterall is the mandatory challenger for the WBA lightweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-welterweight title. The sanctioning body has set November 19 as the deadline for the champion to either defend against Catterall or vacate. Catterall has been working as a pundit while waiting for the fight to be ordered.

What it moves

Speaking to Ring Magazine, Catterall said he is working for DAZN in Las Vegas on August 22 while the clock runs down. If no unification takes place and the deadline expires, Catterall expects the belt to be declared vacant and awarded to him as the leading contender.

Source: ringmagazine.com. Full Jack Catterall fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.