Regis Prograis defeated Danielito Zorrilla by a split decision to retain his 140-pound title.
The official scores were 118-109, 117-110 and 113-114. Boxing Junkie scored it 114-113 for Zorrilla.
Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) put Zorrilla (17-2, 13 KOs) down with a left hand in Round 3 but had trouble landed punches from beginning to end.
Zorrilla’s plan was to move his feet and land punches from the outside, which was effective. He put Prograis down with a right in the opening round but the referee ruled it a slip.
Prograis stalked Zorrilla most of the fight but, evidently leery of the Puerto Rican’s power, couldn’t get inside. As a result, he spent most of his time chasing more than punching.
Two of the judges evidently were impressed by the fact Prograis was the aggressor even though he landed few punches.
A full report can be read here.
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Welterweight contender Shakhram Giyasov (14-0, 9 KOs) of Uzbekistan dominated Harold Calderon (27-1, 18 KOs) of Miami en route to winning a one-sided decision in a 12-round bout. The official scores were 120-108, 118-110 and 116-112.
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Julissa Guzman of Mexico knocked out previously unbeaten Ramla Ali of Somalia with a single left hook 42 seconds into Round 8 of a 122-pound fight. Guzman (13-2-2, 7 KOs) had put Ali (8-1, 2 KOs) down in Round 5.
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Regis Prograis is scheduled to defend his 140-pound title against unranked Danielito Zorrilla tonight (Saturday) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Prograis’ hometown (DAZN).
Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) is making his first defense after winning the vacant WBC title by stopping Jose Zepeda in 11 rounds last November. Zorrilla (17-1, 13 KOs) is from Puerto Rico.
The featured bouts on the card begin at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The main event will take place more than two hours into in show.
Boxing Junkie will post the results of the main event and other featured bouts immediately after they end. Simply return to this post and refresh when the time comes.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the day of the fight and the following day.
Enjoy the fights!
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