Prograis vs. Taylor: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In a unification world title fight, Regis Prograis (Rougarou) and Josh Taylor (The Tartan Tornado) put their super-lightweight belts on the line. Prograis brings the WBA belt. Taylor brings the IBF belt. The winner also wins the vacant The Ring title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor took place on at the The O2 Arena, London, England.
Tale of the Tape
At 178 cm, Josh Taylor is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Regis Prograis is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 177 cm, Taylor also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Prograis' 170 cm. On top of that, Taylor also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Prograis.
Prograis is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Kiryl Relikh, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Taylor also comes in with an undefeated record of 15-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Ivan Baranchyk, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Prograis will be 30 years and 9 months old. Taylor will be 28 years and 9 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Josh Taylor. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Prograis vs Taylor.
Result
Josh Taylor defeated Regis Prograis via 12 round MD to win the WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring super-lightweight titles and retain the IBF super-lightweight title. Prograis' undefeated record of 24 wins comes to an end, and Taylor advances his win streak to 16. Taylor is now 16-0, and Prograis 24-1.
Fight Recommendations
- Josh Taylor defeats Jack Catterall via 12-round split decision
- Josh Taylor defeats José Ramírez via 12-round unanimous decision
- Regis Prograis knocks out Kiryl Relikh in the 6th round
- Regis Prograis defeats Terry Flanagan via 12-round unanimous decision
- Regis Prograis knocks out Julius Indongo in the 2nd round
- Josh Taylor knocks out Miguel Vázquez in the 9th round
- Josh Taylor knocks out Ohara Davies in the 7th round