Regis Prograis made a loud-and-clear statement Saturday night when he stopped tough-as-nails former world champ Jose Zepeda for the vacant WBC 140 lb. title. That statement was that he won’t be ignored anymore. After three years of being passed over for opportunities and ignored in calculated call-outs by top contenders, the former WBA junior welterweight champ is back on top again and has forced himself into the dialogue. “I feel like I showed a complete package. Of course,” Prograis said at the post-fight press conference when asked about his future plans. “This thing [WBC belt] is like gold. The last…
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Paul Magno
Paul Magno has over forty years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared on Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, FightHype, Max Boxing, Boxing.com, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, The Queensberry Rules, Overtime Heroics, Bleacher Report, and Premier Boxing Champions.
It’s a testament to the potential size and significance of the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia bout that it has immediately garnered mainstream sports world interest before a dedicated media campaign has even been organized. Appearing on Stephen A. Smith’s First Take on ESPN, the 24-year-old Garcia talked up the 2023 high-profile showdown and continued to push the narrative of him being the relentless predator who forced this fight into being. “This fight means everything to me,” Garcia said. “Since I was a young kid I’ve always wanted the biggest fights in the world. It’s been my dream and it’s finally here.…
The big Errol Spence Jr-Terence Crawford welterweight unification bout isn’t happening, at least not any time soon. With talks breaking down and Crawford moving on to fight unheralded second-tier contender David Avanesyan for a reported $10 million guarantee on upstart streaming service BLK Prime this December 10, the fight world fell into a collective fit of mourning. Mourning time in boxing has become exceedingly brief in this age of social media, however, and it didn’t take long for fans to leap from the grief stage to the anger stage. In the wake of the big fight’s collapse, fingers have been…
It’s been confirmed by multiple sources, including the fighters themselves. The much-anticipated clash between 20-something undefeated rising superstars, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan “King Ry” Garcia is one giant step closer to happening. According to reports, the 28-year-old Davis and the 24-year-old Garcia will meet on April 15 at a venue to be announced. Each fighter will take one January bout first, however, as a prelude to the big one. Davis is already signed to face world titlist Hector Luis Garcia on January 7. Conflicting business arrangements and broadcast deals between the two fighters were the biggest hurdle to making…
