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Regarded as a successful homecoming for Regis Prograis
The 29-year-old Orleanese remained unbeaten on Saturday night when he defeated Juan Jose Velasco by technical knockout at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
Prograis had hit Velasco three times, but the fight was called when Velasco's turn stopped the fight with 1:59 remaining in the eighth round.
"It was super special," Prograis said in the ring after the fight. "Thanks to everyone in New Orleans, the best city in the world, my goal is to return to New Orleans by beating New Orleans."
With the win, Prograis rose to 22-0 with 19 knockouts while Velasco fell to 20-1 in his first professional loss.
Prograis was a laudatory of Velasco after the fight, calling him one of the toughest opponents he's ever faced.
"This guy has come in, unknown, he will go down with being known," Prograis said. "It was one of my toughest fights, he kept getting up, he was really strong, I went through, but I could not lose in my home town."
Prograis and Velasco else out. The crowd was at the start of the fight but woke up at the end of the fourth round when Prograis defeated Velasco with a flurry of shots in the corner
The arena really came to life with the shot from fifth round of Velasco by Prograis. 19659002] While the two were in close quarters, Prograis connected with a heavy blow to the middle section of Velasco who left Argentina to canvas.
Velasco stayed but got up just before he was counted and managed to finish the round. But from that moment, Prograis was totally in control
Prograis dropped Velasco again with another shot of the body – this one being a left hook on the side – in the seventh round. Velasco managed to get up but Prograis continued the punishment in the eighth with another knockdown – and the referee almost stopped him then – but Velasco again rose from his feet before his corner stops the fight a few minutes later
Kicked Kicks, @RPrograis gives his NOLA fans the end they wanted. #PrograisVelasco pic.twitter.com/kQdNEgz17n
– Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 15, 2018
Prograis made his entry into the fight in the true fashion of New Orleans. He was accompanied in the ring by a brass band, Mardi Gras Indians and a pair of Zulu tramps. Oh, and Leonard Fournette was wearing his belt for him.
His Rogarou mask that he wears at the ring was adorned with red feathers while he was entering the arena without a shirt or dress – as he wanted because it was Mike Tyson
The fight represented a return to New Orleans for Prograis, who had fought early in his career in Metairie and Gretna, but who had the intention of having this fight within the city limits of New Orleans.
on a show for nationally televised wrestling on ESPN in order to fulfill his dream of bringing "big-time boxing" back to New Orleans.
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