UNDISPUTED world champion Josh Taylor has no problems turning Jack Catterall from friend to foe for their showdown in Glasgow on February 26.

The Prestonpans man has no issues with the mandatory challenger from Chorley, who was in Las Vegas in May backing Taylor when he unified all four light-welterweight belts with a convincing decision win over the previously undefeated Jose Ramirez, which also extended his unbeaten record to 18-0.

Speaking at The Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh, where both boxers were publicising their fight at The SSE Hydro Arena, 30-year-old Taylor revealed a changed attitude towards Catterall, also unbeaten with a 26-0 record and a former British and WBO Intercontinental champion.

The WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO champion said: “I like Jack. I have a lot of time for him. There is no bad blood there, there never has been.

“But the mindset towards him now changes and that is easy for me.

“I can change the mindset with a click of my fingers. I am a fighting man and it is easy to change that mindset.

“I am getting sick of looking at his face already. I just want to get in the ring and beat him up and keep my belts

“At the end of the day, he is coming for what I worked so hard to achieve. I came up the hard way, I had to beat champion after champion, undefeated fighter after undefeated fighter, so he is getting the chance of all this glory in one fight.

“It is my job to make sure he gets nowhere near it. I don’t think he will bring anything I haven’t seen before and he hasn’t fought anywhere near the level that I have. This will be a telling factor on fight night.”

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