On The Watch “It’s All About Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis”

Welterweight Showdown

In tonight’s Netflix Co-Main Event Conor “The Destroyer” Benn (25-1, 14 Kos) brought up former Junior Welterweight Champion Regis Prograis (30-4, 24 Kos) to a catchweight of 150 lbs and attempted to have a showcase type of a night but was met with some stiff resistance when he graced the inside of that squared circle at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Conor and many boxing pundits expected a quick night of action but instead received a tougher outing than expected. Surprisingly, Regis stood his ground and fought fire with fire with the bigger combatant and managed to bloody Conor up but you could clearly see that Regis punch output and legs were a thing of the past as the rounds progressed.

Conor was his aggressive self, trying to pressure Regis as much as he could but his timing was off and at times creating openings for Regis who did his best to capitalize whenever the opportunity presented itself. Regis had some moments but not enough to sway the rounds his way. 

As the rounds continued to progress Conor pushed the pace as best he could but failed to get Regis out of there as his stubbornness refused to let himself get bullied by the bigger man inside that squared circle.

Fatigue, low punch output and simply not having any legs is what eventually did Regis in as Conor was able to close the later rounds with more damage and authority to separate himself from Regis.

Nevertheless, after 10 rounds of action all three Judges scored it 98-92 unanimously for Conor Benn.

Although Conor clearly won this bout, this performance raised a lot of unanswered questions.

Just my thoughts.

Blaze