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Matchroom promote an intriguing headliner in Haney vs Prograis on the Chase Centre in San Francisco this Saturday night time, as WBC tremendous light-weight champion, Regis Prograis, defends his gold for a second time, this time in opposition to the unbeaten former undisputed light-weight champion, Devin Haney.
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Prograis (29-1, 24KOs) is a stable operator, and the Houston resident first reigned as world champion in 2019, when he stopped Kyril Relikh in six for the WBA belt. That bout would kind a part of the World Boxing Tremendous Collection, and Prograis would undergo his solely profession defeat within the closing on the O2 Area, London, the place Josh Taylor gained by a razor-thin majority determination.
Since then, ‘Rougarou’ has gained 5 instances on the spin, and took the vacant WBC strap he now holds final November, knocking out Jose Zepeda within the penultimate body. His first defence got here in June, the place he knocked down Danielito Zorrilla in spherical three, however needed to accept a cut up determination victory, regardless of successful by 9 and 7 factors respectively on two playing cards.
He now squares off in opposition to Las Vegas primarily based Haney (30-0, 15KOs), who’s arising from light-weight. ‘The Dream’ has handed each check he has confronted with flying colors thus far, and was upgraded to WBC light-weight champion after a spell as interim boss in 2019.
4 defences adopted earlier than he was given a shot on the remaining huge three belts, and he expertly outscored George Kambosos Jr in Australia to turn out to be undisputed king. A rematch returned the identical end result 4 months later, and Haney was final out in Might, taking a tight win on the playing cards in opposition to Vasyl Lomachenko.
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Prediction: Haney might actually get away on this one, and I feel it will likely be a troublesome acid check for him. The sensible cash is for Haney to return by way of through determination.
Love takes on Paro and the return of Andy Cruz
An honest scrap takes place on the identical weight, the place Liam Paro (23-0, 14KOs) and Montana Love (18-1-1, 9KOs) conflict. Australian Paro has solely boxed exterior of his homeland as soon as, a cut up determination win over ten in opposition to Yomar Alamo in December 2021, coming off the canvas within the opener, and he was final seen final October, knocking out Brock Jarvis inside a spherical. Love is coming off a disqualification loss to Steve Spark, after being dropped within the second spherical after which throwing Sparks excessive rope in spherical six.
Prediction: I feel Love can rebound to take Paro’s WBO International belt on the scorecards.
Extra world title motion comes at bantamweight, the place Ebanie Bridges (9-1, 4KOs) defends her IBF title for a second time in opposition to Japan’s Miyo Yoshida (16-4, 0KOs). Bridges gained the belt in March 2022, outpointing Maria Roman, and defended final December, stopping Shannon O’Connell in eight. Yoshida is a former WBO champion at tremendous flyweight, however has misplaced three of her final 5 contests. Bridges ought to retain on factors.
The precocious Andy Cruz (1-0, 0KOs) additionally sees motion, and the Cuban ought to defend his IBF Worldwide light-weight title in opposition to Jovanni Straffon (26-5-1, KO19), probably inside schedule.
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Brazilian expertise Beatriz Ferreira (3-0, 1KO) ought to take a factors win over eight at tremendous featherweight in opposition to Future Jones (5-1, 2KOs), and Amari Jones (10-0, 9KOs) can get the higher of Quilisto Madera (14-4, 9KOs) inside their eight spherical distance at middleweight.
The only real six rounder is at featherweight, the place Shamar Canal (6-0, 4KOs) can outscore Jose Antonio Meza (8-8, 2KOs).