Regis Prograis vs. Josh Taylor

Regis Prograis vs. Josh Taylor

Date	26 October 2019
Venue	The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, UK
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Super), IBF, WBC Diamond and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Regis Prograis Josh Taylor Nickname "Rougarou" "The Tartan Tornado" Hometown New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Prestonpans, Scotland, UK Pre-fight record 24–0 (20 KO) 15–0 (12 KO) Age 30 years, 9 months 28 years, 9 months Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 139+1⁄2 lb (63 kg) Style Southpaw Southpaw Recognition WBA (Super) and WBC Diamond Light Welterweight Champion The Ring/TBRB No. 1 Ranked Light Welterweight IBF Light Welterweight Champion The Ring No. 2 Ranked Light Welterweight TBRB No. 3 Ranked Light Welterweight
Result
Taylor wins via 12–round majority decision (114–114, 115–113, 117–112)

Regis Prograis vs. Josh Taylor, was a professional boxing match contested on 26 October 2019, for the WBA (Super), IBF and The Ring light welterweight championship.[1] The fight was the World Boxing Super Series: light-welterweight final, with the winner receiving the Muhammad Ali Trophy. The bout took place at The O2 Arena London, with Taylor winning by majority decision.

Background

On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Taylor would join the eight man tournament.[2] It was later announced on 13 July 2018 that Prograis would also be taking part in the tournament.[3]

Prograis defeated his quarter-final, and semi-final opponents, Terry Flanagan, and Kiryl Relikh, to win the WBA light welterweight title.[4][5] Taylor defeated his quarter-final, and semi-final opponents, Ryan Martin, and Ivan Baranchyk, to win the IBF light welterweight title.[6][7]

On 31 August 2019, the unification bout between Prograis and Taylor was announced to take place on 26 October at The O2 Arena on Sky Sports Box Office.[8]

The fight

Taylor won by a majority decision with scores of 115–113, 117–112 in his favour, and 114–114 even.[9]

Aftermath

Following Taylor's win, in the post-fight interview, Taylor challenged WBC and WBO light-welterweight champion José Ramírez to an undisputed title fight. Prograis expressed interest in a rematch.

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light-welterweight	Josh Taylor (c)	def.	Regis Prograis (c)	MD	12/12		^Note 1
Heavyweight	Derek Chisora	def.	David Price	TKO	4/12	2:00	^Note 2
Lightweight	Lee Selby	def.	Ricky Burns	MD	12/12
Cruiserweight	Lawrence Okolie	def.	Yves Ngabu (c)	TKO	7/12	2:28	^Note 3
Welterweight	Conor Benn (c)	def.	Steve Jamoye	TKO	4/10	2:18	^Note 4
Light-middleweight	Abass Baraou (c)	def.	John O'Donnell	TKO	6/10	2:59	^Note 5
Light-heavyweight	Denis Radovan	def.	Luke Blackledge	RTD	4/8	3:00
Super-bantamweight	Shannon Courtenay	def.	Jasmina Nad	PTS	4/4
Middleweight	Austin Williams	def.	Miroslav Juna	PTS	4/4

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring and WBC Diamond light-welterweight titles
^Note 2 For WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
^Note 3 For European cruiserweight title
^Note 4 For WBA Continental welterweight title
^Note 5 For WBC International Silver light-middleweight title

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
	PPV
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Box Office

References

1. "Josh Taylor vs. Regis Prograis". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
2. "Josh Taylor joins World Boxing Super Series". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. McGuigan, Barry (13 July 2018). "Regis Prograis is one of boxing's most exciting fighters - but Josh Taylor is ready for explosive American". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. "Regis Prograis Drops, Dominates Terry Flanagan in WBSS Clash". BoxingScene. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
5. "Regis Prograis claims first major title in dominating fashion against Relikh". The Ring. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
6. "World Boxing Super Series: Josh Taylor beats Ryan Martin to book semi-final title shot". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018.
7. "Josh Taylor outpoints Ivan Baranchyk, wins IBF junior welterweight title". The Ring. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
8. "Taylor v Prograis set for O2". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
9. "Josh Taylor outpoints Regis Prograis via majority decision, wins WBSS 140-pound final and Ring title". The Ring Magazine. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

Preceded by vs. Kiryl Relikh	Regis Prograis's bouts 26 October 2019	Succeeded by vs. Juan Heraldez
Preceded by vs. Ivan Baranchyk	Josh Taylor's bouts 26 October 2019	Succeeded by vs. Apinun Khongsong