Regis Prograis Says Jack Catterall Is Not On His Level

Regis Prograis doesn’t think Jack Catterall is on his level and he plans to prove that on Saturday.

Prograis is coming off a loss to Haney but is getting a big fight against Catterall on Saturday. It’s a highly-anticipated matchup, and heading into, despite being the underdog, Prograis says Catterall is not on his level and he plans to prove that.

“I do have doubts about (Catterall’s) resume because he’s not on my level,” Prograis said to BoxingScene. “We have two common opponents: Josh Taylor and Tyrone McKenna, who I stopped in six rounds and he went the distance with, with Tyrone pushing him,” Prograis said. “(Taylor’s) his best win. If you take Josh Taylor off my resume, I’m still a two-time champion. If you take him off his, where does (Catterall) go? There’s nothing else, and there is levels. I want to show people my skills are levels above his… not just a few. He’ll see.”

If Regis Prograis beats Jack Catterall on Saturday, he knows the wins does wonders for his career, as he says that will hopefully lead to more title fights.

“That’s a real good thing. This is probably the biggest fight you can make at 140 outside of having the belts on the line,” he said. “I want to be a champion again so I know it’s going to come (toward me) even quicker. When I lost my belt to Josh Taylor, it took me three years to win a championship again.

“It won’t take me another three years. I just want to go out there and perform and be me and have fun. Every day of sparring was a good day – 95 per cent – for me. Before every round, my coach would tell me, ‘Go have fun.’ If I do that, I’ll show my level. I want to show my skills. Obviously, I’m a big puncher. I want to show myself being relaxed, going out there and having fun.”

Regis Prograis is 29-2 as a pro and coming off a decision loss to Haney. In his career, he has notable wins over Jose Zepeda, Ivan Redkach, and Joel Diaz Jr. among others.