The undefeated interim Wbc super-Lw champion Regis Prograis entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (19 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.2 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Josh Taylor). In his last three fights he has won over Joel Diaz Jr (Regis Prograis vs Joel Diaz Jr), Julius Indongo (Julius Indongo vs Regis Prograis) and Juan Jose Velasco (Regis Prograis vs Juan Jose Velasco).
His opponent, the former Wbo Lw champ Terry Flanagan, has an official boxing record of 33-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Maurice Hooker in June (Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Petr Petrov (Terry Flanagan vs Petr Petrov). Prograis vs Flanagan is the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the interim WBC World super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-10-27
Where: Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Division: light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg)
Title: interim WBC World super lightweight title
Prograis’ previous fight: Regis Prograis vs Juan Jose Velasco
Flanagan’s previous fight: Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker
Prograis’ next fight: Regis Prograis vs Kiryl Relikh
Prograis vs Flanagan full fight video:
Official video – Prograis vs Flanagan starts at 3:01:00