Prograis vs McKenna

Who won Prograis vs McKenna?

Regis Prograis beat Tyrone McKenna by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sunny Edwards' and Muhammad Waseem's clash for the IBF World Flyweight championship.

Prograis vs McKenna stats

Back in March 2022, Regis Prograis stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tyrone McKenna made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Prograis had a massive power advantage over McKenna, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to McKenna's 27%.

Regis Prograis was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

McKenna had a height advantage of 5 inches over Prograis.

Both Regis Prograis and Tyrone McKenna fought out of a southpaw stance.

Prograis' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to McKenna's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months earlier than McKenna, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 fewer professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to McKenna's 182.

Regis Prograis went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Tyrone McKenna was ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 10 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Prograis vs McKenna form

Prograis 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 won against Ivan Redkach on April 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Juan Heraldez on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on October 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Kiryl Relikh on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Cajun Dome, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.

He had defeated Terry Flanagan on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tyrone McKenna had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Felix Jr on August 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Ohara Davies on September 30, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mohamed Mimoune on February 21, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Mikey Sakyi on November 22, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Darragh Foley on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tyrone McKenna had been fighting more than Regis Prograis.

Going into this contest, Regis Prograis had last fought 11 months and 2 days ago, while Tyrone McKenna's last outing had been 7 months and 13 days ago.

Prograis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

McKenna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Prograis vs McKenna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:20 PM UTC at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 2:20 PM EST or 11:20 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:20 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Prograis vs McKenna?

Prograis vs McKenna was broadcast on Eurosport 2 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Fubo Sports Network.

What were the odds on Prograis vs McKenna?

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