Prograis wins WBC eliminatory bout

This Saturday at at the Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, Regis Prograis won a WBC super lighweight eliminatory bout, after Tyrone McKenna was stopped by a nasty cut above his eye.

Prograis was winning the fight but McKenna, true to form, was showing plenty of heart, which rallied his fans at ringside.

But the doctor decided that his cut was too severe and handed victory to American Prograis.

“He’s a tough man, I knew he was going to be tough and when I knocked him down, I knew he was going to get up,” Prograis, now 27-1, said.

“I’ve been world champion before and I will be world champion again.”