Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will create historical past once they meet in a blockbuster Tremendous-Light-weight conflict on the high of the primary ever boxing present to happen at Co-op Stay in Manchester on Saturday August 24, proven stay worldwide on DAZN.
Chorley’s Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) ended a two-year look forward to revenge by beating bitter rival Josh Taylor in Leeds final month, outpointing the Scotsman over 12 electrical rounds in entrance of over 11,000 followers in among the best British bouts of the yr to this point.
‘El Gato’ is eager to maintain the momentum constructing after his career-best win in Yorkshire and the 30-year-old Jamie Moore-trained expertise is aware of he inside touching distance of one other shot at world honours.
New Orleans’ Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) surrendered his WBC Tremendous-Light-weight World Title to Devin Haney is a large PPV showdown at Chase Middle in San Francisco final December, struggling solely the second lack of his profession in entrance of a sold-out crowd of 17,000 followers.
‘Rougarou’, a two-time World Champion at 140lbs, is trying to rebuild himself as a contender after his one-sided factors defeat to ‘The Dream’, and the 35-year-old is assured {that a} win over Catterall will push him on in direction of turning into a three-time World Champion.
“I’ve waited round for giant fights to occur earlier than, sitting round ready for title pictures and it brought on me an enormous quantity of inactivity,” stated Catterall. “I’ll by no means do this once more. I requested Eddie Hearn and Sam Jones for the perfect out there struggle for August 24 and as quickly as they talked about Regis Prograis I stated sure right away. We had been meant to struggle some time again and it fell by means of; however now we now have the chance to settle it within the ring on August 24.
“I don’t need to sit on the sidelines and I’ll by no means do this once more. Regis Prograis is a unbelievable fighter and he’s coming off the again of an enormous PPV World Title struggle towards Devin Haney. He’s a former two-time World Champion, he’s been over right here to the UK earlier than, had a life and dying with Josh Taylor, and I’m trying ahead to sharing the ring with such an amazing fighter.”
“This can be a struggle I’ve at all times wished,” stated Prograis. “We had been purported to struggle a couple of years in the past nevertheless it by no means materialized. Now could be the proper time. I view Jack as among the best on the earth at 140 lbs. It’s an amazing struggle as a result of Jack is keen to change into a World Champion and I’m trying to change into a three-time World Champion. On high of that, I’m excited to be coming again to the UK.”
“This can be a sensible struggle and I’m so pleased that we’re seeing the perfect 140 lbs fighters face one another relatively than simply sitting round ready for title pictures,” stated Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn. “Jack Catterall is on an amazing run and Regis Prograis must make a press release on this struggle, I feel will probably be a thriller. I’m additionally delighted to offer this unimaginable new area its first stay boxing occasion and it’s going to be an enormous present from high to backside August 24 – stay world wide on DAZN.”
“In a couple of quick weeks since opening our doorways, Co-op Stay has performed host to at least one epic live performance after one other,” stated Tim Leiweke, CEO, Oak View Group. “However the greatest and most costly area in Europe was not solely constructed for concert events, however to host the most important boxing occasions within the UK. With this type of ambition, we needed to associate with legendary promoters. Matchroom and Eddie made a dedication to place collectively a world class card for our first boxing occasion, and what a primary occasion this might be. Co-op Stay is honoured to welcome dwelling Jack Catterall to Manchester and to host Jack and Regis for our first boxing occasion at Co-op Stay. The constructing might be electrical, whether or not you’re fortunate sufficient to be there in particular person or watching from world wide on DAZN.”
“We wished to maintain Jack as busy as attainable and it’s onerous for individuals to grasp however there aren’t any World Title pictures out there at this second in time,” stated Catterall’s supervisor Sam Jones. “Eddie wished to do a giant present at Co-op Stay – the primary ever boxing occasion to happen at Manchester’s latest venue. It’s superb for Jack Catterall to be the primary ever boxer to headline there. We’ve gone with the perfect opponent out there and the most important title; and that’s Regis Prograis. The struggle was going to occur a few years in the past nevertheless it by no means materialized for no matter motive, however we’re right here now and it’s going to be an absolute barn-stormer of a struggle.”
An announcement on ticket particulars might be made quickly.
