Regis Prograis (21-0, 18 KOs) scored a TKO victory in the second round over former world champion Julius Indongo (22-2, 11 KOs) and won the vacant WBC super lightweight title in the main event of the boxing evening in Deadwood, South Dakota. Indongo was knocked down at the end of the first round and was three times on the floor in the second round from the left hands of Prograis, until the fight was finally stopped at 2:54.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Deadwood, South Dakota, in the main event of which the unbeaten contender Regis Prograis (20-0, 17 KOs) and former world champion Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) will challenge the vacant interim WBC super lightweight title.
The unbeaten contender Regis Prograis (20-0, 17 KOs) and former world champion Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) took part in the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their 12-round fight for the vacant WBC super lightweight title, in the main event of boxing evening at Showtime on Friday, March 9.
As reported by ESPN, former super lightweight champion Viktor Postol broke his thumb and will not be able to fight on March 9 against Regis Prograis. Instead, the unbeaten American will square off for the vacant interim WBC title with also former world champion Julius Indongo.
Unified super lightweight champion Terence Crawford left the vacant his IBF title, as the Federation began to demand from the American for mandatory defense against Sergei Lipinets. Crawford's promoters Top Rank plan for their fighter meeting against Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn rematch winner, that is tentatively scheduled for November.