Eddie Hearn expects Regis Prograis to be “extra aggressive” tonight in his contest in opposition to Jack Catterall than we’ve seen from him in his final two performances. Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) have to be aggressive for him to have an opportunity of defeating the favourite of their 12-round mild welterweight conflict reside on DAZN on the Co-op Dwell Enviornment in Manchester, England.
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The previous WBA and WBC 140-lb champion Prograis has had issues touchdown his pictures in his final two fights, connecting solely 36 punches in opposition to Devin Haney in a 12-round resolution defeat on December ninth and 42 pictures in his 12-round cut up resolution win over Danielito Zorilla on June seventeenth final yr.
Granted, these have been extremely defensive fighters that Prograis fought, however he nonetheless ought to have found out a solution to land his pictures. Haney and Zorrilla have been holding loads, and Prograis failed to stop them from utilizing this tactic all night time.
It’s going to be loads tougher for Prograis to land his pictures in opposition to Catterall tonight as a result of he’s much more of a mover than these two fighters.
“I believe he’s the favourite as a result of he’s coming off certainly one of his finest profession performances in opposition to Josh Taylor,” stated Eddie Hearn to Boxing Information, speaking about Jack Catterall being the favourite in opposition to Regis Prograis tonight. “I believe Regis form of misplaced his approach a bit bit in opposition to Zorrilla and Devin Haney. Devin’s an amazing fighter.”
Catterall is the favourite not simply due to his efficiency in opposition to Taylor but in addition due to how Prograis has appeared in his final two fights. He’s been actually poor. Prograis hasn’t shined since his Eleventh-round knockout win over Jose Zepeda on November twenty sixth, 2022. That’s a very long time to go between good performances.
“I don’t know if it’s starvation, however he form of referred to as this battle on to battle over right here within the UK. I believe he’s received the bit between his tooth, and I believe you’re going to see a extra aggressive Regis Prograis on this battle. I make Jack the favourite on this battle, however I do suppose it’s 50-50-ish. I believe it’s a superb battle. Two world-class abilities,” stated Hearn.
Catterall could be very beatable, nevertheless it’s going to take stress, energy punching, and Prograis’ skill to chop off the ring on him to stop him from shifting all night time. Furthermore, coping with Catterall’s holding may also be essential for Prograis.
