Prograis kukumana Mwamunayu Aaron HERRERA Friday Izi, March 25
Mu Main mwambo ShoBox: The New Generation Quadrupleheader
Moyo Showtime® Pa 10:30 p.m. AND/PT
Regis "Rougarou" NTCHITO (16-0, 13 Ko) yagoletsa kupambana zotsatizana pa chiyembekezo unbeaten mu 2015 pa ShoBox: The New Generation. Izi Friday, ndi southpaw wapamwamba opepuka amaika mbiri yake chilema pa mzere motsutsana Mexico Aaron HERRERA (29-4-1, 18 Ko) mu 10 chonse chachikulu mwambo wa ShoBox quadrupleheader, padziko NTHAWI YACHIWONETSERO (10:30 p.m. AND/PT) ku Buffalo Thamanga Casino ku Miami, Okla.
Onani IZI kuunikila kanema wa 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" ndi lodziwika bwino theka munthu, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, kutanthauza "wolfman" mu French.
"Makolo ntchito Rougarou kuopsyezera ana ndi kuwasunga iwo mu mzere,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Mwana wanga ali ku New Orleans, kotero iye ndi Rougarou. '
"Bwaloli nkhondo wanga kalembedwe, ntchito yanga mwakhama, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, koma I kugwiritsa ntchito nzeru kuti apambane. "