'I will be world champion again' - Regis Prograis sets up shot at Josh Taylor with stoppage win over Tyrone McKenna

Regis Prograis will fight for the WBC world title after Tyrone McKenna was stopped because of a nasty cut above his eye. A blood-soaked final eliminator for the super-lightweight belt was delivering on the pre-fight hype but McKenna, who had been floored in the second round, was pulled out in the sixth round. Ad/> Prograis was winning the fight but McKenna, true to form, was showing plenty of heart and guts, which rallied his fans at ringside.

Boxing'A matter of when I reach the very top' — McGrail crushes IonitaAN HOUR AGO But the doctor decided that his cut was too severe and handed victory – and a shot at the WBC crown currently held by Josh Taylor – to American Prograis. “He’s a tough man, I knew he was going to be tough and when I knocked him down, I knew he was going to get up,” Prograis, now 27-1, said. “But I stayed calm.

He kept pushing forward and so I had to change my game plan and box more. “I’ve been world champion before and I will be world champion again.” A valiant McKenna, despite his pre-fight claims, admitted Prograis carries serious power. “He’s world class, he’s heavy handed and he’s probably the hardest puncher I’ve ever been in with.

He’s got massive power,” he said. Probellum president Richard Schaefer was at ringside in Dubai and said: “That was an unbelievable show from Regis Prograis. “In my opinion he is a top pound for pound fighter, he is one of the best fighters in the world.