Regis Prograis Expresses Concern About Potential Judicial Bias in Upcoming Catterer Fight

Regis Prograis is unsure if the judges will give him a decision if he is to defeat British boxer Jack Catterall in their 12-round light welterweight fight next month on DAZN at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

Former WBA/WBC 140-lb champion Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) is out of shape for his career forcing #2 WBO, #3 IBF, #3 WBA, and #3 WBC Catterall (29- 1, 13 KOs) to the US to fight him on home turf.

Catterall’s Predictable Style

Catteral, 30, is losing, but it will take relentless pressure from Prograis to get the job done. He strikes, moves, and dives to catch his opponents. Catteral has a predictable style and is not hard to find.

He gets tired after six rounds, and the main reason for that is because of all the moves he uses. Catterall’s cardio doesn’t suit him to be a runner, and he’s 30 now. He cannot physically move as he did at his age.

Prograis, 35, is coming off a twelve-round unanimous decision loss to Devin Haney on December 9 in San Francisco, and is no longer a world champion.

Prior to that fight, Prograis looked equally bad, defeating little-known fringe contender Danielto Zorrilla by an unpopular twelve-round split decision in New Orleans on June 17, 2023. Fans saw it as a gift decision for Prograis, who was badly beaten. by Zorrilla all night.

Prograis’ last true win came two years ago against Jose Zepeda in their fight in November 2022, stopping him in the 11th round.

The Importance of Knockout

“It’s possible. I might. I don’t want to admit it, but I feel like he fought here last time with Josh Taylor and Bob Arum. He showed up, he said what he said,” said Regis Prograis speaking to DAZN Boxing when asked if he thinks he can win a decision against Jack Catterall on August 24 in Manchester.

If Prograis fights like he did last December, it won’t be a close fight where the judges will have a hard time deciding who won. Prograis looked clueless against Haney and was battered throughout the rounds. He was lucky that he was not kicked out because Haney treated him badly.

“So I feel like the judges will be fair, but in my mind, you’re always thinking, ‘Maybe I need to be beaten.’ So I’m going to go out and do it, and I feel like if I’m who I was in the past, I won’t have any problems,” said Prograis.