Jack Catterall weighed in at 140 lbs, and former WBA/WBC gentle welterweight champion Regis Prograis got here in at 139.7 kilos throughout Friday’s weigh-in for his or her 12-round contest this Saturday evening on October twenty sixth, stay on DAZN on the Co-op Stay Area in Manchester, England.
(Credit score: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
Weights:
– Jack Catterall: 140
– Regis Prograis: 139.7
The Matchroom promoted Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) and Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) will probably be combating for the precise for the winner to problem for the IBF gentle welterweight title subsequent towards whoever emerges victorious from the December seventh bout between champion Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins.
All 4 of these fighters are with Matchroom, and promoter Eddie Hearn has already mentioned that the winners of these two fights will battle for the IBF belt.
Catterall is the favourite going into Saturday’s struggle towards 35-year-old Prograis, who’s coming off a career-worst efficiency, shedding by a 12-round unanimous choice to Devin Haney on December ninth in San Francisco, California.
It was an entire shutout defeat for Prograis, who struggled with Haney’s abilities benefit. There have been issues that Prograis may have finished to win, however he didn’t have the precise recreation plan.
Ryan Garcia solved the puzzle in his current win over Haney, exhibiting he’s weak to left hooks when coming ahead to clinch. Haney did quite a lot of clinching towards Prograis, and he ought to have been ready for it. Catterall is identical kind of fighter as Haney, however he makes use of extra motion along with his holding.
Prograis feels that Catterall isn’t a world-class fighter as a result of he’s overwhelmed nobody throughout his 12-year skilled profession however the light former undisputed gentle welterweight champion Josh Taylor, who hasn’t seemed like the identical fighter he as soon as was since his grueling 12-round majority choice win over Jose Ramirez on Might 21, 2021.
“The winner strikes on to a world title struggle. So, the strain is on,” mentioned Catterall to DAZN after weighing in. “Regis has had his time within the solar as a two-time world champion. It’s my time now.”
“Two nice professionals, two guys which have taken care of enterprise in coaching camp, and two guys which can be going to carry out tomorrow evening,” mentioned promoter Eddie Hearn about Catterall and Prograis. “It’s a improbable new venue, and it’s a superb, good struggle.
“It’s the form of struggle that we have to see in boxing. Two real top-five guys on the earth battling it out out for a shot on the world title. Liam Paro towards Richardson Hitchins comes up on December seventh. We signify each guys. We signify each of those guys [Catterall and Prograis]. The winner fights the winner. That’s the one means I see it.
“Jack Catterall deserves his shot on the world title, however he’s obtained to come back by means of a troublesome check tomorrow evening. Perhaps the hardest of his profession. It’ll be an amazing struggle,” mentioned Hearn.
