Prograis welcomes future fight against lightweight superstar

A POTENTIAL mega-fight could be in Regis Prograisโ€™ future if he can become a three-time world champion.

The 35-year-old is confident he can rediscover his form of the past, which led to super-lightweight title reigns in 2019 and 2022. Prograis begins his rebuild on October 26 in Manchester against Jack Catterall 10 months on from his comprehensive defeat to Devin Haney.

A world title win for Prograis next year could lead to a fight against Gervonta Davis. ‘Tank’ and Prograis have had words in the past, and Davis is no stranger to fighting at 140lbs.

โ€œMaybe me and Gervonta can fight one day,โ€ Prograis told Boxing News at Thursdayโ€™s public workout.

โ€œHe bounces up and down. He the big star right now. If I go ahead and get a belt again – I will get a belt again – then weโ€™ll see what happens.โ€

In June 2021, โ€˜Tankโ€™ Davis stopped Mario Barrios in 11 rounds to win the WBA Regular super-lightweight strap. The American returns on December 14 to defend his WBA lightweight title against super-featherweight titlist Lamont Roach in Houston.

โ€œI think Gervonta gonna stop him,โ€ Prograis predicted.

โ€œItโ€™s hard to put anybody against Gervonta. The only people that can give him problems, maybe not even give him problems but the only people that I would want to see him fight is Shakur, Loma, someone like that or come up to 140 fight some of us. Right now, I donโ€™t think nobody gonna touch Gervonta except Shakur.โ€

 

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