Prograis Ukuze Babhekane Veteran Aroni Herrera Lokhu Friday, March 25
In Main Izinkundla Of ShoBox: The New Generation Quadrupleheader
Ngayo Showtime® At 10:30 p.m. KANYE/PT
Regis "Rougarou" IZINHLELO (16-0, 13 Kos) igoli ephathelene nokunqoba alandelanayo phezu amathemba unbeaten e 2015 on ShoBox: The New Generation. Lokhu Friday, the southpaw super engasindi ubeka irekhodi lakhe ningenasici on the line ngokumelene laseMexico Aaron Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) in the 10-round umcimbi main of a ShoBox quadrupleheader, hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10:30 p.m. KANYE/PT) kusukela Buffalo Run Ikhasino ku Miami, Okla.
Hlola LOKHU ukugqamisa video of 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" kuyinto edume isigamu-man, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, okusho "Wolfman" in French.
"Abazali sebenzisa Rougarou ukungethusa izingane futhi abagcine line,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Indodana lwami luvela New Orleans, ngakho he is a Rougarou. '
"Imelela ukulwa lami isitayela, Umsebenzi wami ohilela, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, kodwa Ngiphinde sebenzisa intelligence ukunqoba. "