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Light welterweights Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis meet tonight in a 50-50 clash at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. The two 140-lb contenders are headlining live on DAZN, with the event starting at 2:00 p.m. ET. Live results and updates on the DAZN…

Eddie Hearn expects Regis Prograis to be “more aggressive” tonight in his contest against Jack Catterall than we’ve seen from him in his last two performances. Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) must be aggressive for him to have a chance of defeating the favorite in their…

Terence Crawford’s teammate, Steven Nelson, says IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev brings nothing more than his past opponents, and he rates former WBA 154-lb champ Israil Madrimov above him. Nelson sees Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) has a “Basic style,” and he feels he’s just…

Former two-time light welterweight champion Regis Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) says Jack Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) has “made a mistake” selecting him as his opponent for this Saturday, October 26th, for their match at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)…

Jack Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) and Regis Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) both weighed in successfully at Friday’s weigh-in and are set to meet for their 12-round headliner this Saturday, October 26th. The two Matchroom Boxing-promoted light welterweights will be competing with the winner to challenge…

In sad news, it has been reported by Brazilian media that former heavyweight contender Jose Adilson Rodrigues has passed away at the still relatively young age of 66. Rodrigues, known as “Maguila” during his ring career, had been battling pugilistic dementia since 2013. A good…

Vergil Ortiz Jr’s manager, Rick Mirigian, states he’s interested in Keith Thurman or Errol Spence at Cowboy’s Stadium. Agreeing to fight the 35-year-old inactive Thurman could backfire on Vergil Ortiz Jr’s team because there’s a chance he wouldn’t make it through training camp without suffering…

Arguably the biggest fight of the weekend, the 140-pound non-title but very significant bout between Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will likely see the winner go onto a bigger fight. Quite a few see the fight going down in Manchester tomorrow night as close to…

Known as “The Godfather of Detroit Boxing,” the great Emanuel Steward would be 80 years of age today. Sadly, however, as all fight fans the world over know, Steward, often called “Manny” by those who knew him personally (and by people who didn’t, this said…