BN Preview: Regis Prograis and Jose Zepeda have some thing to combat for – Boxing Information
It is tough to feel it has been a few years because Regis Prograis fought tooth and nail with Josh Taylor in London, England and fell just shorter, getting rid of a majority selection after 12 rounds. Because then, it is good to say a ton has took place in the entire world, just most likely not in Prograis’ career.
In truth, in the three a long time that have followed that Taylor reduction Prograis has fought only three periods. He fought and beat Juan Heraldez in 2020 (halting him in a few rounds), he fought and beat Ivan Redkach in 2021 (stopping him in 6), and he fought and conquer Tyrone McKenna in 2022 (stopping him in 6). In not a person of those people fights was Prograis at any time unduly fearful or threatened, nonetheless neither did he establish significantly by beating any of all those men, all of whom seemed somewhat out of their depth in his existence.
Hopefully now, though, with a combat in opposition to fellow southpaw Jose Zepeda scheduled for this Saturday (November 26) in Carson, California, Prograis is about to get the examination he has been significantly missing put up-Taylor. Surely, on paper at minimum, this (for a WBC super-lightweight belt) is the greatest and most meaningful assignment the American has experienced given that that time and, in Zepeda, he eventually has an opponent who possesses the tools and working experience to ideally ask him a dilemma or two.
A natural tremendous-lightweight, Zepeda has received 35 of his 37 pro fights (27 within plan) and dropped only 2 times. His to start with decline came from Terry Flanagan in 2015, when he was stopped owing to a minimize in the 2nd spherical, whilst the 2nd was on a bulk selection in opposition to Jose Ramirez, one particular of the greatest super-lightweights in the earth, in 2019.
Other than that, Zepeda has been without the need of equal. He has solidified his status as a main tremendous-light-weight contender with wins above the likes Jose Pedraza, Ivan Baranchyk, Henry Lundy and Josue Vargas and has revealed – notably in opposition to Baranchyk, who dropped Zepeda 4 instances – an skill to bounce back again from adversity and prevail.
This will be essential, no doubt, towards Prograis, somebody whose overall modus operandi is to drag opponents into deep water and attempt to drown them there. Towards most, far too, this tactic functions, with only Taylor so much able to stick with Prograis and, even much better, pip him at the complete line.
Zepeda, it’s accurate, will not only be the ideal opponent Prograis has faced given that Taylor but probably be boosted by the fact he is combating at property in California as nicely. Having said that, be that as it may possibly, a single still just can’t assistance thinking how a yr out the ring will effects the Californian southpaw (his get versus Vargas took location final Oct). 1 also wonders no matter if Prograis has been ready for a second like this, and an opponent like this, in buy to genuinely reveal what he can do and remind us all of his skills.
Now 33 (both are the exact same age), Prograis, 27-1 (23), evidently does not have time on his side. He has squandered a truthful amount of money of it, by way of no fault of his possess, and will presumably now look to make up for this against Zepeda on Saturday night. With that in intellect, assume a Prograis selection get in a thrilling, close fight.
Supporting Prograis vs. Zepeda in Carson is a seemingly very well-matched women’s light-flyweight fight between Nicaragua’s Yokasta Valle, 26-2 (9), and the unbeaten Evelin Nazarena Bermudez, 17–1 (6), from Argentina. Valle, the IBF and WBO minimumweight belt-holder, will be moving up in fat to problem Bermudez, who currently holds the IBF and WBO belts at mild-flyweight.
Also on the Carson undercard is a struggle in between Charles Conwell, 17- (13), and Juan Carlos Abreu, 25-6-1 (23), around 10 rounds at super-welterweight, as very well as a 10-spherical heavyweight matchup between fantastic Kazakh prospect Bakhodir Jalolov, 11- (11), and Curtis Harper 14-8 (9), the gentleman who infamously exited the ring prior to the 1st bell of a 2019 bout from Efe Ajagba.
It is tough to feel it has been a few years because Regis Prograis fought tooth and nail with Josh Taylor in London, England and fell just shorter, getting rid of a majority selection after 12 rounds. Because then, it is good to say a ton has took place in the entire world, just most likely not in Prograis’ career.
In truth, in the three a long time that have followed that Taylor reduction Prograis has fought only three periods. He fought and beat Juan Heraldez in 2020 (halting him in a few rounds), he fought and beat Ivan Redkach in 2021 (stopping him in 6), and he fought and conquer Tyrone McKenna in 2022 (stopping him in 6). In not a person of those people fights was Prograis at any time unduly fearful or threatened, nonetheless neither did he establish significantly by beating any of all those men, all of whom seemed somewhat out of their depth in his existence.
Hopefully now, though, with a combat in opposition to fellow southpaw Jose Zepeda scheduled for this Saturday (November 26) in Carson, California, Prograis is about to get the examination he has been significantly missing put up-Taylor. Surely, on paper at minimum, this (for a WBC super-lightweight belt) is the greatest and most meaningful assignment the American has experienced given that that time and, in Zepeda, he eventually has an opponent who possesses the tools and working experience to ideally ask him a dilemma or two.
A natural tremendous-lightweight, Zepeda has received 35 of his 37 pro fights (27 within plan) and dropped only 2 times. His to start with decline came from Terry Flanagan in 2015, when he was stopped owing to a minimize in the 2nd spherical, whilst the 2nd was on a bulk selection in opposition to Jose Ramirez, one particular of the greatest super-lightweights in the earth, in 2019.
Other than that, Zepeda has been without the need of equal. He has solidified his status as a main tremendous-light-weight contender with wins above the likes Jose Pedraza, Ivan Baranchyk, Henry Lundy and Josue Vargas and has revealed – notably in opposition to Baranchyk, who dropped Zepeda 4 instances – an skill to bounce back again from adversity and prevail.
This will be essential, no doubt, towards Prograis, somebody whose overall modus operandi is to drag opponents into deep water and attempt to drown them there. Towards most, far too, this tactic functions, with only Taylor so much able to stick with Prograis and, even much better, pip him at the complete line.
Zepeda, it’s accurate, will not only be the ideal opponent Prograis has faced given that Taylor but probably be boosted by the fact he is combating at property in California as nicely. Having said that, be that as it may possibly, a single still just can’t assistance thinking how a yr out the ring will effects the Californian southpaw (his get versus Vargas took location final Oct). 1 also wonders no matter if Prograis has been ready for a second like this, and an opponent like this, in buy to genuinely reveal what he can do and remind us all of his skills.
Now 33 (both are the exact same age), Prograis, 27-1 (23), evidently does not have time on his side. He has squandered a truthful amount of money of it, by way of no fault of his possess, and will presumably now look to make up for this against Zepeda on Saturday night. With that in intellect, assume a Prograis selection get in a thrilling, close fight.
Supporting Prograis vs. Zepeda in Carson is a seemingly very well-matched women’s light-flyweight fight between Nicaragua’s Yokasta Valle, 26-2 (9), and the unbeaten Evelin Nazarena Bermudez, 17–1 (6), from Argentina. Valle, the IBF and WBO minimumweight belt-holder, will be moving up in fat to problem Bermudez, who currently holds the IBF and WBO belts at mild-flyweight.
Also on the Carson undercard is a struggle in between Charles Conwell, 17- (13), and Juan Carlos Abreu, 25-6-1 (23), around 10 rounds at super-welterweight, as very well as a 10-spherical heavyweight matchup between fantastic Kazakh prospect Bakhodir Jalolov, 11- (11), and Curtis Harper 14-8 (9), the gentleman who infamously exited the ring prior to the 1st bell of a 2019 bout from Efe Ajagba.
