Jack Catterall was back in the ring and victorious Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, that doesn't "tell the whole tell" of all that went on between the ropes and eventually outside of them.

In the 11th round of an entertaining fight in which Essuman had climbed from the canvas after a heavy knockdown in the 4th round to cut and threaten to overwhelm Catterall, a lapse of concentration from referee John Latham led to an unsatisfactory ending to an otherwise absorbing fight won by the veteran Catterall.

Essuman suffered an entanglement of legs and an uppercut brushed past his temple as he fell, he leapt to his feet as the referee waved his hands to indicate a knockdown had not been scored. However, the gesture was too far away, Latham's instruction to break unheard or ignored and Essuman not offered the pause to collect himself with his gloves wiped as is custom when a fighter touches the canvas. Catterall proceeded to land a series of blows on the now upright Essuman. Knocked down again. Essuman was clearly harmed by the additional blows and on the resumption of legitimate action was pummelled by punches and knocked through the ropes and to brink of consciousness.

Such was the impact of those moments, Essuman was tended to immediately by the referee and no count was administered. It was a shame for the Nottingham man who had made the fight competitive and interesting despite that calamitous 4th round. Catterall too, had demonstrated a more aggressive style to those who find his performances dull and cautious and the ending, though decisive, still felt unsatisfactory.

The failure of the commentary team to discuss this or for questions to be posed in the ring afterward added to the sense that little care is afforded to anything which departs from the 'House PR'.

More positively, Catterall proved he could entertain and that he could hurt a fully fledged Welterweight. It would be remiss not to also theorise that he will struggle to discourage strong, more able Welterweights if he climbs toward genuine World class in the division. Essuman deserves another good opportunity too. His eye was almost closed, his nose bleeding from early in the fight and he was knocked down heavily in the fourth, and yet he never panicked and came close to overwhelming a tiring and retreating Catterall before the unfortunate ending.

It was entertaining. Remember that when Catterall fights again.