A POTENTIAL mega-fight might be in Regis Prograis’ future if he can turn into a three-time world champion.
The 35-year-old is assured he can rediscover his type of the previous, which led to super-lightweight title reigns in 2019 and 2022. Prograis begins his rebuild on October 26 in Manchester in opposition to Jack Catterall 10 months on from his complete defeat to Devin Haney.
A world title win for Prograis subsequent yr may result in a combat in opposition to Gervonta Davis. ‘Tank’ and Prograis have had phrases up to now, and Davis isn’t any stranger to preventing at 140lbs.
“Possibly be me and Gervonta can combat at some point,” Prograis instructed Boxing Information at Thursday’s public exercise.
“He bounces up and down. He the massive star proper now. If I’m going forward and get a belt once more – I’ll get a belt once more – then we’ll see what occurs.”
In June 2021, ‘Tank’ Davis stopped Mario Barrios in 11 rounds to win the WBA Common super-lightweight strap. The American returns on December 14 to defend his WBA light-weight title in opposition to super-featherweight titlist Lamont Roach in Houston.
“I believe Gervonta gonna cease him,” Prograis predicted.
“It’s laborious to place anyone in opposition to Gervonta. The one people who can provide him issues, possibly not even give him issues however the one people who I might wish to see him combat is Shakur, Loma, somebody like that or come as much as 140 combat a few of us. Proper now, I don’t assume no person gonna contact Gervonta besides Shakur.”
