Prograis destroys Relikh; continues to cement status as the best at 140

By G. Leon

27/04/2019

Prograis destroys Relikh; continues to cement status as the best at 140

Regis Prograis TKO6 Kiryl Relikh: Undefeated junior welterweight Regis Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs) became the WBA champion tonight. Prograis was dominant from start to finish. A perfectly placed body left to the body made Relikh turn around and walk away before getting dropped. Relikh (23-3 19KO) beat the count and survived the round only to have his nose busted in round two, and endure what Clubber Lang would call alotta mo punishment before his trainer Chico Rivas mercifully stopped the bout midway through the sixth round. The best punch Relikh landed came after the bell in the second round and it appeared to shake Prograis up, but the NOLA native responded well in the third round and never lost control of the action. With the win Prograis added the WBA world title to his [ridiculously superfluous] WBC Diamond Title. (Jose Ramirez is the WBC's world champion) Source: DAZN