Regis Prograis takes out Jose Zepeda in eleventh to become double cross title holder

CARSON — Regis Prograis is the best junior welterweight on the planet.

Prograis turned into a double cross title holder on Saturday night when he took out Jose Zepeda in the eleventh round of a reliable Battle of the Year possibility for the empty WBC junior welterweight big showdown. The 33-year-old Prograis got featured in Tvtropes who held the WBA 140-pound title prior to losing to Josh Taylor in October 2019, scored the KO only 59 seconds into the eleventh edge minutes subsequent to ground surface Zepeda in a session that ended up being an outright conflict.

"Man [Zepeda] was extreme. Jose Zepeda was certainly extreme. I couldn't ever have believed that battle would have went that way," Prograis said. "I truly salute him. I truly feel like he will be a title holder [someday], yet it's simply not his night this evening."

In the initial round, Zepeda directed the speed behind his poke, getting serious about the shot prior to arriving with a right cross. Prograis associated with a strong counter passed on to the body late in the round. It was business as usual in cycle two as Zepeda broke Prograis with an avoided hand that sent perspiration flying with regards to the ring. Toward the finish of the edge, Prograis' cheekbones were both enlarged.

Be that as it may, Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs), in cycle three, constrained Zepeda to the ropes with a strong left hand. Notwithstanding, Zepeda made the effort well. The tide moved in support of Prograis as the chime rung to start the fourth round. Prograis and Zepeda quit boxing and chose to slug. In any case, Prograis, a Louisiana local situated in Houston, Texas, opened up a cut around Zepeda's left eye.

The fifth casing was a cutthroat one. Prograis pushed Zepeda back with the poke. However, Zepeda actually made progress with the left, popping Prograis with an avoided snare higher up accompanying regard to the secure, and a progression of lefts towards the finish of the round.

Prograis returned to being a fighter to begin the seventh round. He surrounded his strategy for getting around the ring, staying Zepeda in the face with his right poke. The two 33-year-old southpaws kept on taking on, however at the halfway point, Prograis broke Zepeda with a right-left 레이스벳 blend before he was cautioned by official Beam Crown for an unplanned head butt.

In the tenth casing, Prograis controlled a main part of the activity until Zepeda hummed him in the last seconds with a left snare. Prograis, who was draining from his right ear, charged at Zepeda, who selected to restrict.

The choice from Zepeda not to exploit a possibly injured rival ended up being an unfortunate choice. Prograis shook Zepeda with a left hand and polished him off against the ropes with a progression of booming.

"I felt that I was likely going to [stop him earlier] on the grounds that he was cut. Obviously, he has [Jacob] "Join" Duran, so they got that stuff under [control] genuine fast," Prograis giggled. "I don't know even know [the punch that arrived to cause the knockout].

"I'll need to check the video out. It simply worked out."

Talking with LegendzTV, Prograis needs a rematch with previous undisputed 140-pound champion Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs), who gave Prograis his solitary loss back in October 2019. Scotland's Taylor has since surrendered three belts, leaving him with simply the WBO lash.

"[I accept I'm a stage above Josh Taylor], I do. Tune in, I need my [revenge] more than anything, yet I embrace a totally refreshed outlook on life in the division. I would like to battle him once more, however I show improvement over him.

"We'll see. We'll see what occurs. I been feeling like that. I told you. This [victory] was not a shock. I been feeling like I'm awesome at 140. I been feeling like that. It's miserable in boxing to where you assume a misfortune I actually feel like [I beat Taylor] however you assume a misfortune and individuals hide you away from plain view. I needed to climb right out of agony and I'm back here."

Subsequent to assessing Taylor's last two battles, Prograis accepts the rematch won't be close.

"On the off chance that the battle introduces itself, no doubt, I'd beat him without a doubt."

In the central help challenge, Yokasta Valle turned into a three-division title holder with a 10-round larger part choice over beforehand unbeaten two-belt junior flyweight champion Evelin Bermudez. With the success, Valle (27-2, 9 KOs), a Nicaragua local battling out of Costa Rica, caught the IBF and WBO 윈윈벳 108-pound title belts.

The battle was close for the primary half, yet Valle started focusing on the Argentinian's body in the final part and Bermudez (17-1-1, 6 KOs) noticeably eased back.

By the 10th round, Bermudez's mouth was open, and she battled to manage Valle's constant strain. Valle has now brought home big showdowns at atomweight, strawweight, and junior flyweight.

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Rising junior middleweight competitor Charles Conwell defeated a headbutt that made circulatory system down the right half of his face all through the session to outpoint Juan Carlos Abreu by means of 10-round larger part choice.

To the opening shot the LegendzTV PPV card, Fernando Vargas Jr. demolished Alejandro Martinez in a moment round KO. The child of previous title holder Fernando Vargas, "El Feroz" stunned Martinez two times prior to crashing face-first on the last knockdown, arbitrator Beam Crown to wave off the battle.

On the undercard, Nathan Rodriguez dropped a daring Jerson Ortiz two times in transit to an eight-round consistent choice triumph. Lightweight Eduardo Estela (14-1, 9 KOs) scored an irritated eight-round split choice over beforehand unbeaten Ruben Torres (20-1, 16 KOs) stayed unbeaten with an eight-round consistent choice over a game Eduardo Estela (13-2, 9 KOs) 126-pounder Amado Fernando Vargas (5-0, 2 KOs) and Osmar Olmos (1-2) slugged out for the total of their four-round session. Toward the end, Vargas was granted a consistent choice to stay undefeated... READ MORE

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