 Known as "Catman", he turned pro in 1993 as a Middleweight and Won 21 of his first 22 fights (including a victory over Kirkland Laing), and won the WBC International Middleweight Title against George Bocco.However, he then surprisingly lost this title to Hungarian Andras Galfi by TKO.Catley came back from this unexpected setback and won the British Middleweight Title with a KO over world rated Neville Brown.