Trainer Claims Regis Prograis Is Back To His Old Self

Bobby Benton, the trainer of Regis Prograis believes he’s back to his old self.

Prograis is set to return to the ring on Saturday against Jack Catterall in a highly-anticipated bout. It’s an intriguing matchup and Benton likes the style matchup for Prograis as he says his fighter is the smarter fighter.

“He’s fought more southpaws than he has right handers. We’ve got plenty of southpaws in the gym too, so that helps,” Benton told BoxingScene. “He just sees the shots coming differently. I don’t think he has a problem with any style. He can fight right handers, left handers, but it’s just training for it, preparing for it. There’s a few [similarities, between Prograis and Catterall]. They both have good left hands. They’re a little crafty, but I think Regis is a smarter fighter.”

Regis Prograis enters the bout coming off a decision loss to Devin Haney. Benton says Prograis is back to his old self and having fun again, which the boxer says should help him.

“It’s been great. This camp has been really good,” Benton said. “It’s been fun. He looks like himself. The last few camps were a little bit off. He had a lot of stuff going on, but he seems like he’s having fun and it’s going to be a blast in there.

“I actually like him fighting away from home better than I do at home. When he’s away he’s way more relaxed than he is at home. He’s got a lot of pressure at home,” Benton added. “It’s not that he can’t perform at home, but there’s just a lot more going on. Everybody’s calling him. Everybody’s trying to get stuff from him, but here we don’t have that pressure. The pressure’s all on Catterall on Saturday night.”

Regis Prograis is a +265 underdog against Jack Catterall.