Promoter Eddie Hearn trashed Oscar De La Hoya over his Tweet on Saturday night time, claiming that he’s ruined Regis Prograis’ profession along with his matchmaking after his 12-round unanimous determination loss to Jack Catterall on the Co-op Dwell Area in Manchester, England.
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The loss for the 35-year-old former WBA and WBC mild welterweight champion Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) was his second consecutive in his three-fight take care of Hearn’s Matchroom. Prograis’ first struggle with Hearn got here towards Danielito Zorrilla on June seventeenth. Prograis received that match however then was crushed by Devin Haney final 12 months on December ninth.
Hearn stated tonight on the post-fight press convention that Prograis has made an “absolute fortune” in his fights towards Zorrilla and Haney. Tonight, Prograis “rolled the cube” by combating Catterall in Manchester and misplaced by the scores 117-108, 116-109, and 116-109.
“Oscar has a lot ache in his coronary heart. My ideas are feeling are with him each single day,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn through the post-fight press convention, reacting to being informed that Oscar De La Hoya Tweeted tonight that Matchroom had “ruined” the profession of Regis Prograis with their matchmaking.
It’s doable that De La Hoya may have protected Prograis if he promoted him, however on condition that he got here near dropping to Zorrilla and was crushed by Haney and Catterall, De La Hoya most likely wouldn’t have been in a position to shield the 35-year-old. Prograis has gotten previous and is now dropping to fighters that he seemingly would have crushed when he was nonetheless younger and in his 20s.
“Once we signed Regis Prograis, he headlined in New Orleans, defended his title, and made an absolute fortune,” stated Hearn. “Then he headlined towards Devin Haney and made an absolute fortune, after which purely all the way down to Regis Prograis, he selected to roll the cube within the UK towards Jack Catterall.
“If [De La Hoya] doesn’t respect fighters attempting to be nice as a result of he says that’s what he’s all the time attempting to do, then he’s the saltiest man on the face of this earth.
I’m sorry Regis @MatchroomBoxing ruined your profession. With the worst matchmaking within the enterprise.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) October 26, 2024
