Arguably the largest combat of the weekend, the 140-pound non-title however very vital bout between Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will possible see the winner go onto a much bigger combat. Fairly just a few see the combat happening in Manchester tomorrow night time as near a 50-50 affair. The 2 southpaws have abilities, whereas Catterall is the youthful man by just a few years, and he’ll, after all, be combating at residence. However Prograis, a former two-time champion, feels he’ll get the win, and it’ll lead him into one other world title combat.
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Catterall’s state of mind is identical, and he even has a goal – Teofimo Lopez. Lopez, who defeated Josh Taylor, who has been in with Catterall and Prograis, is seen by many as the highest canine at 140 kilos. And Catterall needs a bit of him subsequent, as long as he’s victorious towards Prograis.
“That’s the motivation for each of us because the winner goes on to land a giant combat,” Catterall stated in chatting with DAZN. “I don’t need to look too far into the longer term, but when I needed to choose [who I’d fight next after Prograis], then it’d be Teofimo Lopez. He has the WBO world title and out of all of the champions within the division, that’d be the combat I’d like to have, however before everything, I’ve acquired to do a job and that’s to beat Prograis.”
Tomorrow’s combat may show to be a tricky one for each males, and the winner might properly want a good relaxation afterward. However Catterall towards Lopez is a tantalizing prospect, particularly for British combat followers. Lopez, 21-1(13) dominated Taylor to win the WBO belt final June, and he has received two title defences since then. It will be nice if “The Takeover” agreed to combat Catterall right here within the UK.
However as Catterall has stated, he can not look previous the 29-2(24) Prograis, not one bit. That’s how upsets happen. However would it not be seen as an upset if Prograis defeated Catterall? We now have a sleeper combat with tomorrow’s bout; actually, there hasn’t been an excessive amount of hype connected to the combat, however hardcore followers know they’re in for one.
Decide:
Catterall, 29-1(13), has to dig in and overcome tough patches as he comes on to tug out a detailed determination win over a Prograis who feels on the finish that he received the combat.
