Promoter Eddie Hearn has introduced that Jack Catterall will combat former two-time mild welterweight champion Regis Prograis in a 12-round contest on August twenty fourth on the Co-Op Dwell Area in Manchester, England.
A Dangerous Matchup for the Growing older Prograis
The 35-year-old Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) is preventing for the primary time since being dethroned of his WBC 140-lb title by a hulking Devin Haney final December in San Francisco.
Prograis is being thrown to the wolves, dealing with Catterall, who, together with his defensive model, is all incorrect for him and can make life tough on August twenty fourth.
It’s not an excellent match-up for the shopworn Prograis as a result of Catterall’s preventing model is just like Haney and Shakur Stevenson, involving numerous clinching, jabbing, potshots, and shifting round. Followers consider that Prograis washed, and he’s being sacrificed to make Catterall look higher than he’s.
Catterall makes use of a three-step pull-back transfer that could be a good copy of Shakur’s and simply as boring to look at. Hopefully, for the followers’ sake, Catterall abandons his Shakur model and involves combat as a result of he received’t enhance his reputation except he makes it extra entertaining for the followers.
Barboza Jr.: The One That Obtained Away
This isn’t the combat Catterall and his followers hoped he’d get, as he needed to battle Arnold Barboza Jr. in a WBO title eliminator.
It’s not stunning that the combat isn’t occurring as a result of Barboza Jr. is already rated on the high of the WBO’s rankings at 140, and he doesn’t have to combat the extremely defensive Catterall to earn a title shot.
Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) just lately defeated Josh Taylor by a 12-round unanimous choice final Might in Leeds, England.
On the finish of the competition, Taylor’s promoter, Bob Arum, entered the ring and went on a significant rant, complaining concerning the judges’ scores and saying his fighters wouldn’t be coming to the UK once more.
Hearn promotes Catterall and Prograis, so he doesn’t have to fret about an out of doors promoter having a royal match when the scores are introduced. It’s anticipated to be a mismatch in Catterall’s favor, so there shouldn’t be any controversy afterward.
Prograis: The Ghost of His Former Self
Prograis has appeared horrible in his final two fights towards Haney and Danielito Zorrilla. He seems nothing just like the fighter who knocked out Jose Zepeda in 2022, however it’s unclear whether or not that’s age or his being matched towards guys who have been too good for him.
Haney appeared like a brilliant middleweight contained in the ring with Prograis final December, so why he misplaced to him is comprehensible. However towards Zorrilla, a fighter that had finished nothing in his profession, it was a shock that Prograis struggled so badly towards him.