When is Taylor vs Prograis II?
Josh Taylor could fight Regis Prograis in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Taylor vs Prograis II stats
Josh Taylor would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Regis Prograis would make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Prograis would have advantage in power over Taylor, with a 86% knock out percentage over Taylor's 68%.
Josh Taylor is the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Taylor has a height advantage of 2 inches over Prograis. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Josh Taylor fights out of the southpaw stance, while Regis Prograis is an orthodox fighter.
Taylor is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 2 months later than Prograis, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 21 less professional rounds, 115 to Prograis' 136.
Regis Prograis is currently ranked number 1 by the RING in the 140lb division.
Taylor vs Prograis II form
Taylor remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beat Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Regis Prograis on 26th October 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.
He had beat Ivan Baranchyk on 18th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.
Regis Prograis has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Jose Zepeda on 26th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Tyrone McKenna on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Redkach on 17th April 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Juan Heraldez on 31st October 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.
He had been beaten by Josh Taylor on 26th October 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.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Regis Prograis has been fighting more than Josh Taylor.
Josh Taylor last fought 1 year, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Regis Prograis' last outing was 6 months and 14 days ago.
Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Prograis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
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