Jack Catterall fights Regis Prograis in the headliner today at light welterweights in Manchester, England. The match will send the winner into a world title shot early next year.
Undercard results:
– Welterweight prospect Pat McCormack (6-0, 4 KOs) labored an Unimpressive 10-round unanimous decision winner over Argentinean Williams Herrera (16-4, 7 KOs). The scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.
The two-time British Olympian McCormack was cut over his left eye in the ninth round from a clash of heads with Herrera.
It was target practice for the 29-year-old McCormack for the most part, as he had far too much size and skills for Herrera, who had come into the fight having lost two out of his last three fights. However, McCormack began gassing out after six rounds and started getting hit occasionally by Herrera.
In rounds 8, 9, and 10, McCormack continued to dominate but looked dog-tired. His punches had no power on them, and he looked stressed by the pressure that Herrera was putting on him.
It was not the performance from McCormack that suggests that he’s going to be a factor at welterweight at the pro level. The way he fought tonight, he’s going to have to be protected by his promoters his entire career because he doesn’t possess the power, gas tank, or the ability to handle pressure from his opponents.
It’s the same thing we saw from McCormack in the 2020 Olympics, losing to Cuba’s Roniel Iglesias. McCormack is fine when he’s the one throwing the shots, but when he gets hit back and is pressured, he folds like a deck of cards. He’ll be fine as long as he’s kept at the British level, but if his promoters try to match him against top tier competition, it won’t end well for him.
DAZN Card at 2:00 pm ET
Jack Catterall vs. Regis Prograis
Reece Bellotti vs. Michael Gomez Jr
Pat McCormack vs. Williams Herrera
James Flint vs. Campbell Hatton
Junaid Bostan vs. Maico Sommariva
It’s widely believed that the soon-to-be 36-year-old former WBA and WBC light welterweights champion Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) has his career on the line. He lost his last fight in December by a wide margin against what should have been a beatable foe and looked equally poor in his fight before that in June 2023.
A loss for Catterall would reinforce the view many people have about him not being a world-class fighter but merely a domestic-level fighter with a crafty style and zero punching power. Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has high hopes for Catterall, but he may need to face the reality that he’s not quite upper-tier material if he’s beaten by Prograis in the main event today.
Today’s broadcast will be live on DAZN at 2:00 p.m. ET. Boxing News 24 will provide live updates and results below on the fight action on the card.
