Regis Prograis’ wife is about to deliver a baby. The fighter delivered an impressive knockout.
The former 140-pound titleholder, coming off a loss to Josh Taylor a year ago, stopped overmatched Juan Heraldez at 1:23 of Round 3 in a scheduled 10-round bout on the Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz card Saturday in San Antonio.
Prograis (25-1, 21 KOs) outclassed Heraldez (16-1-1, 10 KOs) from the beginning, outboxing and stinging the underdog with a number of quick shots in the first few rounds.
The beginning of the end came about a minute into the final round. Prograis put his opponent on his behind with a straight left and hurt him badly. Heraldez was able to get up but couldn’t withstand a barrage of follow up punches, which prompted the referee to stop the fight.
“It went pretty well,” Prograis said. “… It was tough to get back in there after a year. I’m just glad to be back.”
Prograis lost a majority decision to Taylor in October of last year, which cost him his junior welterweight title. The New Orleans fighter is focused on becoming a champion again.
“I still feel I’m the best at 140,” he said. “Me and Josh Taylor have to have a rematch one day, either at 140 or 147. It’s up to my manager. We want to do money and belts. That’s what we care about.”
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