{"id":107059,"date":"2023-12-04T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=107059"},"modified":"2023-12-04T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:12:56","slug":"wbc-special-preview-prograishaney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-special-preview-prograishaney\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0WBC Special Preview #PrograisHaney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0WBC Special Preview #PrograisHaney<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>WBC STATISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WBC Super Lightweight World Championship<\/p>\n<p>December 9, 2023 \/ San Francisco, California \/ Chase Center<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>TV: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>DAZN<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will be the WBC\u00b4s 2,189 Championship Fight<\/p>\n<p>MATCHROOM BOXING PRESENTS:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-107062 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-117x146.png 117w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-40x50.png 40w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-60x75.png 60w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-576x720.png 576w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster-540x675.png 540w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prograis-vs-Haney-WBC-Poster.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>REGIS \u201cRougarou\u201d PROGRAIS (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7WBC Super Lightweight World Champion, 2nd Title Defense<\/p>\n<p>Age: 34 \/ Date of birth: January 24, 1989<\/p>\n<p>Residence: Houston, Texas \/ Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n<p>Record: 29-1, 24 KOs \/ Total rounds: 148 \/ World Championship fights: 3-1, 2 KOs<\/p>\n<p>Height: 5\u20198\u201d \u2013 173 cm \/ Reach: 67\u201d \u2013 170cm \/ Stance: Left-handed<\/p>\n<p>Manager: Sam Katkovski \/ Trainer: Bobby Benton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEVIN \u201cThe Dream\u201d HANEY (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WBC Lightweight World Champion in Recess \/ 7 Title Defenses<\/p>\n<p>Age: 25 \/ Date of birth: November 17, 1998<\/p>\n<p>Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada \/ Birthplace: San Francisco, California<\/p>\n<p>Record: 30-0, 15 KOs \/ Total rounds: 198 \/ World championship fights: 7-0, 0 KOs<\/p>\n<p>Height: 5&#8217;9&#8243; \u2013 175cm \/ Reach: 72&#8243; \u2013 183cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n<p>Advisor-trainer: Bill Haney<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-107060 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-246x146.jpg 246w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-50x30.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-126x75.jpg 126w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-960x570.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc-1136x675.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-prograis-belt-wbc.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/h3>\n<p>1. Roberto Cruz (Phil) 1963<br \/>\n2. Eddie Perkins (US) 1963 \u2013 1965<br \/>\n3. Carlos Hernandez (Ven) 1965 \u2013 1966<br \/>\n4. Sandro Lopopolo (Ita) 1966 \u2013 1967<br \/>\n5. Paul Fuji (US) 1967 \u2013 1968<br \/>\n6. Pedro Adigue (Phil) 1968 \u2013 1970<br \/>\n7. Bruno Arcari (Italy) 1970 \u2013 1974<br \/>\n8. Pedro Fern\u00e1ndez (Spain) 1974 \u2013 1975<br \/>\n9. Saensak Muangsurin (Thai) 1975 \u2013 1976<br \/>\n10. Miguel Velazquez (Spain) 1976<br \/>\n11. Saensak Muangsurin (Thai) * 1976 \u2013 1978<br \/>\n12. Sang-Hyun Kim (Korea) 1978 \u2013 1980<br \/>\n13. Saoul Mamby (US) 1980 \u2013 1982<br \/>\n14. Leroy Haley (US) 1982 \u2013 1983<br \/>\n15. Bruce Curry (US) 1983 \u2013 1984<br \/>\n16. Bill Costello (US) 1984 \u2013 1985<br \/>\n17. Lonnie Smith (US) 1985 \u2013 1986<br \/>\n18. Rene Arredondo (Mexico) 1986<br \/>\n19. Tsuyoshi Hamada (Japan) 1986 \u2013 1987<br \/>\n20. Rene Arredondo (M\u00e9xico) * 1987<br \/>\n21. Roger Mayweather (US) 1987 \u2013 1989<br \/>\n22. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex) 1989 \u2013 1994<br \/>\n23. Frankie Randall (US) 1994<br \/>\n24. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex) * 1994 &#8211; 1996<br \/>\n25. Oscar de la Hoya (US-Mex) 1996 \u2013 1997<br \/>\n26. Konstantin Tszyu (Australia) 1998 \u2013 2003<br \/>\n27. Arturo Gatti (Canada) 2004 \u2013 2005<br \/>\n28. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US) 2005<br \/>\n29. Junior Witter (GB) 2006 \u2013 2008<br \/>\n30. Timothy Bradley Jr. (US) 2008 \u2013 2009<br \/>\n31. Devon Alexander (US) 2009 \u2013 2011<br \/>\n32. Timothy Bradley Jr. (US) * 2011<br \/>\n33. Erik Morales (Mexico) 2011 \u2013 2012<br \/>\n34. Lucas Matthysse (Arg) Interim 2012 &#8211; 2013<br \/>\n35. Danny Garcia (US) 2012 \u2013 2015<br \/>\n36. Viktor Postol (Ukraine) 2015 \u2013 2016<br \/>\n37. Terence Crawford (US) 2016 \u2013 2018<br \/>\n38. Regis Prograis (US) Interim 2018<br \/>\n39. Jose Ramirez (US) 2018 \u2013 2021<br \/>\n40. Josh Taylor (GB) 2021 \u2013 2022<br \/>\n41. Regis Prograis (US)* 2022 \u2013<br \/>\n* Regained<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TOP 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex)<\/p>\n<p>2. Oscar de la Hoya (US\/Mex)<\/p>\n<p>3. Kostya Tszyu (Rus\/Aust)<\/p>\n<p>4. Roger Mayweather (US)<\/p>\n<p>5. Timothy Bradley (US)<\/p>\n<p>6. Bruno Arcari (Italy)<\/p>\n<p>7. Arturo Gatti (Canada)<\/p>\n<p>8. Danny Garcia (US)<\/p>\n<p>9. Devon Alexander (US)<\/p>\n<p>10. Saensak Muangsurin (Thai)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>General Information<\/h3>\n<p>36 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, five of whom have regained the title: Saensak Muangsurin (Thailand), Rene Arredondo (Mexico), Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), Timothy Bradley Jr. (US), Regis Prograis (US).<\/p>\n<p>137 WBC super lightweight world title bouts have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 82nd Super Lightweight world title fight in the USA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>WBC Super Lightweight World Title Bouts by country<\/h3>\n<p>USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81<\/p>\n<p>ITALY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12<\/p>\n<p>JAPAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>MEXICO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>THAILAND\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>SPAIN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>ENGLAND\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>KOREA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n<p>VENEZUELA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>PHILIPPINES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>JAMAICA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>PUERTO RICO\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01<\/p>\n<p>NIGERIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>INDONESIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>DENMARK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>CANADA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p><u>AUSTRALIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Total 137<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fights by division in California <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>BANTAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30<\/p>\n<p>SUPERBANTAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28<\/p>\n<p>WELTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24<\/p>\n<p>LIGHT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23<\/p>\n<p>SUPERFEATHER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22<\/p>\n<p>FEATHER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21<\/p>\n<p>SUPERWELTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18<\/p>\n<p>SUPERLIGHT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18<\/p>\n<p>SUPERFLY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17<\/p>\n<p>Lt. FLY\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12<\/p>\n<p>MIDDLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9<\/p>\n<p>HEAVY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9<\/p>\n<p>SUPERMIDDLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n<p>Lt. HEAVY\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05<\/p>\n<p>FLY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>CRUISER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n<p><u>STRAW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><u>2<\/u><\/p>\n<p>TOTAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0252<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 253rd WBC title fight in California<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis--260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis--50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis--133x75.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dream Prograis<\/h3>\n<p>By<em> James Blears<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WBC super lightweight champion Regis \u201cRougarou\u201d Prograis defends his Green and Gold Belt on December 9<sup>th<\/sup> at the Chase Center, San Francisco, against Devin \u201cThe Dream\u201d Haney, who has conquered all at one hundred and thirty-five pounds, and now seeks fresh glory in the one up heavier division.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a long-awaited homecoming for Devin, who is returning to his Bay Area origins. As his dad and Coach Bill said: \u201cIt\u2019s surreal to finally get a chance to come back to where the dream started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devin now lives in Henderson, Nevada but was born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, before he and Dad moved to Las Vegas to advance his career and fulfill his tremendous potential. He himself said: \u201c<em>It\u2019s been a dream of mine to fight in my hometown and I\u2019m excited for the opportunity to become a two division champion in the city where it all started. The energy is going to be electric.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Standing directly in his way, is heavy handed, left-handed champion Regis \u201cRougarou\u201d Prograis who has a 82.76 percent KO record. Aged thirty-four, Regis is nine years older than Devin, who started young in the pro ranks, fighting in Mexico before he was old enough to gain and obtain a license in the USA. The vitality of youth is on Devin\u2019s side. But on the other hand, Regis fully realizes and appreciates that he can\u2019t afford a slip up defeat at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n<p>His only loss came via a MD to Josh Taylor who took his WBC Diamond and WBA Belts in the final of the WBSS Season Two Final. Regis had to wait three long years and defeat three opponents to gain the opportunity to fight and KO Jose \u201cChon\u201d Zepeda in round eleven, to win the WBC Belt.<\/p>\n<p>Regis (29-1, 24 KO\u2019s) has made his intentions plain saying: \u201c<em>I can\u2019t wait to put on a show. I\u2019ll be more than ready to do what I do best. I think he\u2019s going to be surprised by my skill. It\u2019s not going to be skill vs power. It\u2019s going to be skill vs skill and I have the power too. I will not only beat him, but I\u2019ll beat him up. It\u2019s going to be a massacre.<\/em> \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Regis\u2019 Coach Bobby Benton said: \u201c<em>Regis will get to show his skills and Ring IQ against Devin Haney<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated Devin (30-0, 15 KO\u2019s) replies: \u201c<em>Regis is going to be trying to knock me out and that\u2019s exactly what I need him to be trying to do. I\u2019ll show him that I\u2019m on a different level and that I\u2019m the best<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devin wiil be drawing upon his prodigious skillset including his speed, agility, accuracy, and ring generalship. Regis holds his guard low, relying on his ability to judge range and slip punches. Devin will try to pierce this over the top, with volleys of jabs. \u00a0Regis possesses one punch stopping power, especially with his vaunted left hook, so that danger is ever present.<\/p>\n<p>Devin is Undisputed lightweight champion in recess. He went over to Australia to defeat rugged George Kambosos Jr and then returned to repeat the feat. It\u2019s almost certain he\u2019s already outgrown this division and hinted at it by saying: \u201c<em>I\u2019m going to dominate Regis and then the welterweight division will be put on notice.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devin has already been tested under fire. He dominated former champion Jorge Linares but got buzzed by a big right at the end of the tenth and he visibly wobbled as he went back to his corner after the bell rang. He didn\u2019t repeat that mistake in the two remaining rounds.<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent fight against Vasiliy Lomachenko. a battle royale of skill, speed and intense willpower, which he won by UD. \u00a0Now, straight into the fray at super lightweight. No gradual introduction nor cautious warm up fight: \u201c<em>It was hard for me to make one hundred and thirty-five pounds. I feel that it\u2019s the right time for me to move up<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devin stresses that he was seeking this fight prior to Regis\u2019s first title defense. In a New Orleans homecoming, Regis dropped Danielito Zorilla in the third, but then made heavy weather of it, trying to catch up with an increasingly elusive opponent, nevertheless winning via SD.<\/p>\n<p>The Chase Center is the home arena of the NBA\u2019s Golden State Warriors, and local hero Devin really wants to impress on home turf. While Regis, who\u2019s originally from way down yonder in New Orleans, is determined to be cagey Cajun style.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will bask in Golden Gate aurora. The other in the melody of Tony Bennett, will be left almost bereft with the memory of: \u201c<em>I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill, it calls to me<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103788 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/haney-prograis-face-to-face-133x75.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0WBC Special Preview #PrograisHaney WBC STATISTICS WBC Super Lightweight World Championship December 9, 2023 \/ San Francisco, California \/ Chase Center \u00a0TV: DAZN\u00a0\u00a0 This will be<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":107064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,121,120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-main-news","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}