Prograis vs Indongo

Who won Prograis vs Indongo?

Regis Prograis beat Julius Indongo by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, March 9th, 2018, at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Prograis vs Indongo stats

Back in March 2018, Regis Prograis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Julius Indongo made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Regis Prograis was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Indongo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Prograis. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Regis Prograis and Julius Indongo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Prograis was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months later than Indongo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Indongo's 134.

Regis Prograis went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Julius Indongo was ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 9 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Prograis vs Indongo form

Indongo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on August 19, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ricky Burns on April 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eduard Troyanovsky on December 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had defeated Fabian Lyimo on August 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

He had won against Allan Kamote on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

Activity check

Prograis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Indongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Prograis vs Indongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Prograis vs Indongo?

Prograis vs Indongo was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Prograis vs Indongo?

Regis Prograis was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Julius Indongo made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.