Regis Prograis, Tim Tszyu is about to return the ring

news7g06/12/2023

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FIGHT WEEK

Day: Saturday, June 17
Time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (main event follows)
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
television/stream: DAZN
Assignment: Junior weight class (140 pounds)
threatened: Prograis . WBC title
the odds: Prograis 10-1 favorite (multi-store average)
Also on the card: Shakhram Giyasov vs Harold Calderon, welterweight; Justis Huni versus Andrew Tabiti, heavyweights; Ramla Ali vs. Julissa Alejandra Guzman, junior featherweight
Guess: University of Danang Program
Background: Talented Prograis has lost his 140-pound WBA belt and significant momentum to Josh Taylor majority decision in a title unification in 2019 but recovered to win his last four games, including one 11^{lame pants}-Role Qualifiers of Jose Zepeda to win the vacant WBC belt in November. The 34-year-old from New Orleans can now take a collision course with Teofimo Lopez, who nominated Taylor to win the Scot’s WBO belt on Saturday. last week. Of course, Prograis has to get past the unranked Zorrilla first. The 29-year-old Puerto Rican, an accomplished boxer, delivered quality wins against Ruslan Madiyev and Pablo Cesar Cano in 2021 but then fell conspicuously to undefeated Arnold Barboza Jr. in July last year, losing his momentum. He came back with a knockout match of cruiser Aristides Quintero in the first round in March. Prograis was scheduled to face Liam Paro but Paro withdrew through injury a few weeks ago.

Also on the card: Ra’eese Aleem vs Sam Goodman, junior featherweight; Justin Frost vs Hassan Hamdan, junior weight class
Guess: Tszyu KO 9

Background: Tszyu hasn’t had the best period of his career. First, his January 28 bout against undisputed 154-pound owner Jermell Charlo was postponed after Charlo broke his arm during a match. And, second, he was bitten by a dog on his right foreman a few weeks ago, requiring surgery to repair and threatening his meeting with Campo. However, everything seems to be fine. Tszyu is confident that the fight with Charlo will take place in the fall. And he was allowed to join the Ocampo fight. Hall of Famer’s son Kostya Tszyu is about to have impressive consecutive victories over talented Americans, pointed out Terrell Gausha in March of last year and stop former champion Tony Harrison in nine rounds this past March. Ocampo is a tough, well-educated veteran. However, the Mexicans failed in their two biggest battles. He was stopped by a body blow against owner Errol Spence Jr. in the first round in 2018. Boxer Ensenada then won 12 straight fights (all but two in Mexico) to secure a meeting with top contender Sebastian Fundora losing only one. broad decision last October. He last fought on March 25 at Guadalajara, stopping Mauricio Gutierrez Castor after five innings.

FIGHT THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

Mizuki Hiruta vs. Casey Morton, bantamweight (for Hiruta’s WBO title), Tokyo (no TV in the US)

WEDNESDAY

Katsuma Akitsugi vs Franklin Gonzalez, junior featherweight, Plant City, Florida (ProBox TV)

FRIDAY

Sivenathi Nontshinga vs Regie Suganob, junior flyweight (for Nontshinga IBF title), East London, South Africa (no TV in the US)
Nico Hernandez vs Ernesto Irias, flyweight, Augusta, Georgia (FITE+)