Zuffa Boxing’s Conor Benn will take on Regis Prograis at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the co-main event for Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 to be streamed live on Netflix.
Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) rocked the boxing world when leaving Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to sign a reported $15 million one-fight deal with Dana White’s ambitious boxing project earlier this week.
“April 11th can’t come soon enough, returning to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again, where I made history against Eubank Jr means everything to me,” Benn said. “My last fight there showed the world exactly who I am and what I’m about. Fighting on the biggest stages, in the biggest shows, I fear no one! I’m fully locked in and ready to deliver another statement performance.”
Former super lightweight world champion Progais (30-3, 24 KOs) will be coming to England to upset the applecart. The 37-year-old southpaw broke a two-fight losing streak with a unanimous decision victory against Joseph Diaz last August.
“Last time I fought in London, Conor Benn was on my undercard, so this is a full-circle moment for me,” Prograis said. “But this circle will close with me teaching him a lesson on April 11th. He’s not fighting some weight-drained super middleweight. I am in shape and will bring home this victory.”
TKO Group Holdings president Mark Shapiro announced yesterday that Zuffa will be promoting the Fury-Makhmudov event in the English capital, which adds more intrigue to the promotion due to the news breaking that Queensberry’s Frank Warren will reportedly pursue a $1 billion lawsuit against Turki Alalshikh’s financed Zuffa Boxing parent company TKO and Sela.