Prograis vs Redkach

Who won Prograis vs Redkach?

Regis Prograis beat Ivan Redkach by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 17th, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia.

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 Jake Paul beating Ben Askren. Also on the undercard Steve Cunningham beat Frank Mir.

Prograis vs Redkach stats

Back in April 2021, Regis Prograis stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ivan Redkach made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Prograis had a slight advantage in power over Redkach, with a 84% knockout percentage compared to Redkach's 78%.

Regis Prograis was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Regis Prograis and Ivan Redkach 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 5 months later than Redkach, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Redkach's 161.

Regis Prograis went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Prograis vs Redkach form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Heraldez on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

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

He had defeated Juan Jose Velasco on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana.

Redkach had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Danny Garcia on January 25, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Devon Alexander on June 1, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Soboba Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyrone Harris on February 16, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had beaten Brian Jones on June 9, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Staples Center, LA.

He had lost to John Molina Jr on December 15, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Regis Prograis had last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Ivan Redkach's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago.

Prograis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Redkach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Prograis vs Redkach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Prograis vs Redkach?

Prograis vs Redkach was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Prograis vs Redkach?

Regis Prograis was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Ivan Redkach made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.