BOXE SHOWTIME: ÉDITION SPÉCIALE Live At 10 p.m. ET/PT de Deadwood Mountain Grand à Deadwood, Dakota du Sud
HOUSTON (Février. 15, 2018) – Undefeated 140-pound contender Regis “Rougarou” Prograis remains focused on the prize despite the recent change in opponent for his Mars 9 showdown for the Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Championship. Prograis will now face former unified world champion Julius Indongo in the 12-round main event of a SHOWTIME BOXING: ÉDITION SPÉCIALE en direct sur SHOWTIME à 10 p.m. ET/PT de Deadwood Mountain Grand à Deadwood, Dakota du Sud.
The southpaw Indongo replaced Viktor Postol, who was forced to withdraw from the bout lundi with a hand injury.
“Lou called and told me about what happened to Viktor Postol and that Indongo could be the new opponent and I said yes immediately,», A déclaré Prograis. “I always want to fight the best and with Indongo being a former unified champion, he brings a great deal of credibility to the fight. Both of his titles were won on the road in Russia and Scotland, so I know how fearless and determined he will be.
“I had to switch up my training a little for sparring with Indongo being a lefty and a little taller, but I’m sparring with middleweights. I’ve heard how hard he hits and I want to be fully prepared. Maybe down the line Postol and I could still fight, but I’m only focused on Indongo now. This is my time and my year to shine. I’m ready to put on a spectacular performance on Mars 9."
“This fight came together in a matter of two phone calls – one to Prograis and one to Indongo – and that speaks volumes about the championship mentality of both fighters,» A déclaré Lou DiBella, Président de DiBella Entertainment. “Prograis wanted to fight the best fighter available, even if that fighter presented a different style and was recently a unified champion. Indongo immediately jumped at the opportunity to again be a champion. They are true professionals and their desire to fight will be evident in the ring.”
L'événement est présenté par DiBella Entertainment, en association avec Fight Promotions Inc., Promotions Holden Productions et Sauerland. Billets, au prix de $200, $80 et $60, are on sale now and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 907-4726. Les portes ouvertes et le premier combat commence à 5:30 p.m. More information on Deadwood Mountain Grand can be found on their website at www.DeadwoodMountainGrand.com.
Fighting out of Namibia and now training in Omaha, NE, Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) is a former unified champion who held the IBF and WBA 140-pound titles.
En 2016, Indongo traveled to Moscow, Russie, to dethrone IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Eduard Troyanovsky with a stunning first-round knockout. In his first defense, Indongo traveled to Glasgow, Écosse, for a unification bout with WBA Champion Ricky Burns. The 35-year-old won a 12-round unanimous decision to become unified champion.
In his first bout as a unified titleholder, Indongo made his U.S. debut against fellow undefeated and unified champion Terence Crawford in a showdown to determine the undisputed champion of the 140-pound division. It was the first championship bout with all four major world titles at stake since Jermain Taylor dethroned Bernard Hopkins in 2005. Indongo lost to Crawford to suffer the only defeat of his professional career.
LOGICIELS (20-0, 17 KOs), de Houston par la Nouvelle-Orléans, a marqué KO en 13 de son dernier 14 se bat et est une étoile montante dans la division grande ouverte de 140 livres. Indongo represents the toughest challenge of his career.
Dans la co-métrage en 12 rounds, Ivan Baranchyk, prétendant invaincu de 140 livres (17-0, 10 KOs) et Anthony Yigit (21-0-1, 7 KOs) s'affrontera dans un éliminateur de titre mondial poids welter junior pour devenir le challenger obligatoire du champion IBF Sergey Lipinets. Lipinets défendra sa ceinture le lendemain, Mars 10, sur SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® contre le champion invaincu en trois divisions Mikey Garcia.