Chicago, Illinois-Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (30-3, 24 costs) and Joseph “Jojo” Diaz (34-8-1, 15 COs) waged war in the Credit One Arena in Chicago, Illinois. An intense back-and-forth battle of the opening bell. Jojo shook Rougarou with a left hand in the first round, causing his legs to roar. He survived the round and the game surprisingly. Diaz achieved success early and landed several power photos that harmed Prograis. After regis found his rhythm, he began to throw several combinations that found the mark.
Diaz did nothing definitely to evade the combinations of Rougarou, allowing Prograis to exceed 8 of the ten rounds. Offensive Jojo was a lot in the fight and landed several stems that stopped Rougarou’s attack on numerous exchanges, but he allowed directis to oppose volume, exceeding his punch output. Rougarou took out (895 to 510) and surpassed Jojo in the match (224 to 197), with the unanimous victory (Compubox). It was a difficult, hard fight that the crowd enjoyed in Chicago, and it is a top candidate for Fight of the Year.
Regis wants to become a third -time champion. When asked which current champion does he want to face? He said, ‘Any one of them. I just want a belt again. It doesn’t matter. I’m not going to lie. It doesn’t matter who I had to fight. Obviously you know, it was a difficult struggle for me. I have to go back to the drawing board and get better. Work a lot on my balance, you know, hold my hands up, but it doesn’t matter, Bro. I just want to be champion again. This is the most important thing. ‘
@Oscardelahoya I want to fight regis. El Monte needs that lap back !!
– Arnold Barboza jr (@jrbarbozannold) August 3, 2025
Prograis had a list with fighters calling him on X (Twitter) who wants to fight him, from Curmel Moton, Emiliano Vargas, and Arnold Barboza jr. The most likely choice would be Barboza, which would share the same promotional company as prearrais.
A match between the two could produce an action -packed battle like the one we saw between Prograis and Diaz. Golden Boy could possibly make the match before the end of the year, that is, as long as Regis agrees.
Barboza lost the first match of his professional career on the Fatal Fury card of the Ring in New York on May 25 when he was pointed out by Theofimo Lopez. If he is back in the ring against a quality opponent, Barboza will be back on track to his goal of becoming world champion. It was the golden son of Rougarou’s golden son; He wanted to offer a show for the fans, and he delivered as promised.
Last updated on 08/04/2025
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