Regis Prograis Expresses Concern Over Potential Judging Bias In Upcoming Catterall Fight

Regis Prograis isn’t quite sure if the judges will give him the decision if he gets the better of British fighter Jack Catterall in their twelve-round light welterweight clash next month on DAZN at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

The former WBA/WBC 140-lb champion Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) isn’t in the position with his career for him force #2 WBO, #3 IBF, #3 WBA, and #3 WBC Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) to travel to the U.S to fight him on home ground.

Catterall’s Predictable Style

Catterall, 30, is beatable, but it will take a lot of constant pressure from Prograis to get the job done. He jabs, moves around, and then dives in to clinch his opponents. Catterall has a predictable style and is not difficult to figure out.

He tires after six rounds, and a big reason for that is due to all the movement he uses. Catterall’s cardio isn’t good enough for him to be a mover, and he’s in his 30s now. He can’t physically move as much as he does at his age.

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

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

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

The Importance of a Knockout

“Maybe. I might. I don’t want to say yes, but I feel like he fought here last time with Josh Taylor and Bob Arum. He came up, and he said what he said,” said Regis Prograis to DAZN Boxing when asked if he felt he could win a decision against Jack Catterall on August 24th in Manchester.

If Prograis fights like he did last December, it won’t be a close affair where the judges will have a hard time figuring out who won. Prograis looked clueless against Haney and was beaten in every round. He was lucky not to be knocked out because Haney dominated him badly.

“So I do feel like the judges will be fair, but in the back of my mind, you always think like, ‘maybe I do need a knockout.’ So I’m just going to go out there and do me, and I feel like if I am who I have been in the past, I won’t have no troubles,” said Prograis.