Devin Haney crawled out of the woodwork tonight to kick a man while he was down, destroying Regis Prograis after his 12 round unanimous decision loss to Jack Catterall at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
Haney appeared to have a problem with Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) who graciously told Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) that he “the best” he fought during his career and said he now deserves a world title shot.
That classy comment from former WBA and WBC 140-lb champion Prograis prompted a response from Haney, who grilled him on X and said that he “ruin” Prograis with his victory over him last year on December 9 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
Boxing fans believe Ryan Garcia ruined Haney, who hasn’t fought since and may never be the same after the way he was dominated in their April 20 fight.
Haney won a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision by the scores 120-107 x 3, but it was an ugly victory that involved a lot of holding and running on his part. It was so boring to watch, and even more so than Catterall’s win tonight, which had a Shakur-like quality to it. The difference is that Catterall is just a blue-collar guy from the UK.
Catterall showed rare power tonight, dropping the 35-year-old Prograis twice in round nine and putting him on the defensive in the final three rounds. In the twelfth, Prograis attempted to throw a home run bail, missed badly and fell face first to the canvas.
The scores were 117-108, 116-109 and 116-109. Prograis’ defeat could end his career. He has not made a retirement announcement, but it is believed that he may choose to retire.
“I think Jack is the best I’ve fought,” Prograis told DAZN after his loss to Jack Catterall tonight. “I had my time in the sun. It’s time to hand it over to him. Really good, Jack. I fought the best of them. You were the best so far.”
I ruined Regis
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) October 26, 2024
& I beat him worse than Catterall.. Regis only bitter
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) October 26, 2024
He doesn’t have a chin.. bare knuckle fighting is not for him. He should become an amateur boxing trainer. USA box https://t.co/TCqKyYHVab
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) October 26, 2024
