Prograis To Face Mkongwe Aaron Herrera Ijumaa hii, Machi 25
Katika Kuu Tukio Of ShoBox: New Generation Quadrupleheader
Kuishi juu ya Showtime® Wakati 10:30 p.m. NA/PT
Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMS (16-0, 13 Kos) alifunga ushindi mfululizo juu ya matarajio unbeaten katika 2015 juu ya ShoBox: Generation New. Ijumaa hii, southpaw super lightweight unaweka rekodi yake kasoro kwenye mstari dhidi ya Mexico Aaron Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) katika raundi 10 tukio kuu ya ShoBox quadrupleheader, kuishi juu ya Showtime (10:30 p.m. NA/PT) kutoka Buffalo Run Casino katika Miami, Okla.
Angalia HII kuonyesha video ya 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" ni hadithi nusu-mtu, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, maana yake "Wolfman" katika Kifaransa.
"Wazazi kutumia Rougarou scare watoto na kuwaweka katika mstari,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Mwanangu ni kutoka New Orleans, hivyo yeye ni Rougarou. '
"Ni inawakilisha mapigano yangu style, kazi yangu maadili, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, lakini mimi pia kutumia akili ya kushinda. "