Prograis Hei Fehangahangai Veteran Arona Herrera tenei Paraire, March 25
I roto i te Takahanga Main o ShoBox: Ko te New Generation Quadrupleheader
E ora i runga i SHOWTIME® I 10:30 p.m. AND/PT
Regis "Rougarou" Papatono (16-0, 13 Koó) piro whakaora karapīpiti ki runga i opuaraa hinga kore i roto i 2015 i runga i ShoBox: Ko te Generation New. Tenei Rāmere, te southpaw super Kōmāmā e tona record kohakore i runga i te raina ki Mexico o Arona Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Koó) i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa hui matua o te ShoBox quadrupleheader, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. AND/PT) i Buffalo Run Casino i Miami, Okla.
Tirohia THIS ngā ataata o 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" Ko te rongonui hawhe-tangata, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, e te tikanga "Wolfman" i roto i te French.
"Whakamahi mātua te Rougarou ki te whakawehi tamariki, me te pupuri ki a ratou i roto i te rārangi,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Ko taku tama i New Orleans, na ko ia he Rougarou. '
"Tohu te reira i toku kāhua whawhai, toku fakaengāue, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, engari te whakamahi ano hoki ahau maramarama ki te riro. "