Prograis Mus Fim tub rog Aaron Herrera no Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 25
Nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim Ntawm ShoBox: Tus Tshiab Tiam Quadrupleheader
Nyob rau SHOWTIME® Ntawm 10:30 p.m. THIAB/PT
Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMS (16-0, 13 Kos) qhab nia sib law liag yeej tshaj unbeaten prospects nyob rau hauv 2015 rau ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam. No hnub Friday, lub southpaw super sib txo nws hwj nws unblemished cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv cov kab tiv thaiv Mexico lub Aaron Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug ShoBox quadrupleheader, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm Twm Khiav Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Miami, Okla.
Mus saib QHOV NO highlight video ntawm Prograis, a New Orleans native who relocated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prograis wears a werewolf mask during his ring walk as homage to his “Rougarou” nickname. According to New Orleans lore, "Rougarou" yog ib tug legendary ib nrab-txiv neej, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, uas txhais tau tias "Wolfman" nyob rau hauv Fabkis.
"Cov niam txiv siv tau cov Rougarou los hem kom ntshai cov me nyuam thiab kom lawv nyob rau hauv kab,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Kuv tus tub yog los ntawm Tshiab Orleans, li ntawd, nws yog ib tug Rougarou. '
"Nws nruab nrab yog kuv sib ntaus sib tua style, kuv ua hauj lwm ethic, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, tab sis kuv kuj siv txawj ntse los yeej. "