Catterall Defeats Prograis: Both Fighters Knocked Down

On October 26, a boxing tournament took place in Manchester, United Kingdom, headlined by the matchup between local fighter Jack Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) and American Regis Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) for the WBO International title in the super lightweight division (up to 63.5 kg).

Fighter Form Leading Up to the Fight

In May, Catterall avenged his earlier defeat by beating Josh Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs). Overall, Jack was on a three-fight winning streak, all by unanimous decision.

Prograis last entered the ring in December, losing to Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), which ended his five-fight winning streak, four of which were by knockout.

Fight Result

The fight went the full distance and concluded with Jack Catterall winning by unanimous decision—UD 12. The judges scored it 117-108 and twice 116-109 in favor of the British fighter.

Both boxers were knocked down during the fight: Catterall in the 5th round, while Prograis was knocked down twice in the 9th and again in the 12th rounds.

Statistics of the Matchup

According to the Compubox statistics website, Catterall threw 416 punches, landing 83 (20%). Prograis landed 72 of his 377 thrown punches (19.1%).

Jack connected with 39 jabs out of 286 thrown (13.6%), while Regis landed 45 jabs out of 290 thrown (15.5%).

Catterall landed 44 power punches from 130 thrown (33.8%), while Prograis landed 27 out of 87 thrown (31%).

The British fighter landed 10 body shots, five of which were power punches. Prograis connected with 18 body shots, six of which were power punches.