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It's been several years before junior welterweight contender, Regis Prograis, has fought in his home state of Louisiana but on Saturday night he makes his homecoming to New Orleans as he headlines versus Juan Jose Velasco from the Lakefront Arena on ESPN.
This Saturday night from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, lightweight contender Teofimo Lopez (9-0, 7 KO's) faces William Silva (25-1, 14 KO's) in what will be his first ten rounder. This fight will serve as the co-main on ESPN before junior welterweight Regis Prograis faces Juan Jose Velasco in his homecoming to 'the Big Easy."
Earlier today manager Egis Klimas told BoxingScene.com that there were some issues that were putting the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight finals(scheduled for next Saturday in Moscow, Russia) between Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev in jeopardy - (https://www.boxingscene.com/usyks-manager-still-not-sure-if-gassiev-wbss-showdown-go--129931)
Next week in Russia the finals of the World Boxing Super Series takes place between unified champions, Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev. But according to Usyk's manager, Egis Klimas some issues still exist.
Regis Prograis faces Juan Jose Velasco this weekend in what is a homecoming fight for him at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prograis, by defeating Julius Indongo in two rounds back in March, captured the WBC interim 140-pound title. With that designation he was next in line to face their champion, Jose Ramirez.
Should Regis Prograis (21-0, 18 KOs) defeat Juan Jose Velasco (20-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday night he is set to enter the World Boxing Super Series junior welterweight tournament. For 'Rougarou' it's a chance to get meaningful fights and raise his profile moving forward.
Renowned trainer Freddie Roach, best known for his long and fruitful run with Manny Pacquiao, is now retooling his stable and has added two boxers who are handled by the Espinoza Boxing Club. Last Friday he guided 2016 Mexican Olympian, Raul Curiel, to a victory at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. He also began working with another Mexican Olympian, junior flyweight Joselito Velasquez.
So in the wake of his first scheduled title defense not taking place this past weekend, when will Jose Ramirez defend his WBC 140-pound title? "We're trying to reschedule his fight for September 14th but not in Las Vegas particularly," said his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, to BoxingScene.com.
The scheduled bout between newly crowned WBC super lightweight titlist, Jose Ramirez, and Danny O'Connor has been called off as sources say that O'Connor became dehydrated in an attempt to make weight and was hospitalized.
Should welterweight contender Egis Kavaliauskas (19-0, 16 KO's) defeat Juan Carlos Abreu on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, will 'the Mean Machine' from Lithuania be in line for a title shot - namely WBO beltholder, Terence Crawford?