Golden Boy announced yesterday evening that Regis Prograis vs Joseph Diaz Jr will serve as the co-feature for their August 2nd Oscar Duarte vs Kenneth Sims Jr show in Chicago.
Both men are well, well past their sell-by dates. Prograis (29-3, 24 KO) has dropped two straight to Devin Haney and Jack Catterall, suffering three knockdowns in the process, and hasn’t turned in an eye-catching performance since knocking out Jose Zepeda in 2022.
Diaz (34-7-1, 15 KO) is in even worse shape. Now 2-6 in the last
four years, his only victories in that span came over professional B-side Jerry Perez and 6-4-1 Jorge Luis Valencia Diaz. Undersized, under-motivated, and dogged with years of addiction issues, the former Olympian has reduced himself to a cautionary tale at the ripe old age of 32. “Rougarou” doesn’t have much left in the tank, but I’m not convinced Diaz has anything.
The DAZN main card also includes Tristan Kalkreuth (15-1, 10 KO) vs Kareem Hackett (12-1, 6 KO) and the latest from Pan-Am gold medalist and 2024 U.S. super heavyweight Olympian Joshua Edwards (3-0, 3 KO).
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