WBC World Super Lightweight champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis lost his title to the former World Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney over 12 rounds on Saturday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
In the co-feature, WBO Global Super Lightweight champion Liam Paro stopped Montana “Too Pretty” Love in six rounds.
In the main event, WBC World Super Light champ southpaw Regis “Rougarou” Prograis, 29-2 (24), lost his title to the former and undisputed world Light champ Devin “The Dream” Haney, 31-0 (15) over 12 rounds.
In the first two rounds, Prograis was the aggressor, with Haney countering him in a pair of close rounds. In the third round, after a minute, Haney landed a lead right on the chin and down went Prograis for an 8-count from Referee Jack Reiss.
He managed to get through the round as he had swelling around both eyes at the end of the round.
In the fourth and fifth rounds, Haney controlled the action. In the sixth round’s final minute, Haney rocked Prograis with a right on the chin.
In the end of the eighth round, Prograis’s face was busted up with right uppercuts from Haney. In the ninth round, with a minute remaining, a right from Haney on the chin stunned Prograis.
In the tenth round and eleventh rounds Prograis kept coming forward as Haney countered him taking the rounds. In the twelfth and final round, Haney continued countering Prograis, who knew he needed a knockout to win and kept coming forward but was being outboxed by Haney.
Scores were 120-107 by all judges and KH.
In the co-feature, southpaw WBO Global Super Light champ Liam Paro, 24-0 (15), stopped southpaw Montana “Too Pretty” Love, 18-2-1 (9) at 1:49 of the sixth round of a scheduled ten rounds, scoring a pair of knockdowns.
In the first two rounds, Paro was the aggressor between these two southpaws, who had an edge. In the third round, Love drew blood from the nose of Paro and ended the round with a right on the chin of Paro.
In the fourth round, Love continued landing, having the left ear red as a beat of Paro, having the better of it. In the sixth round, Paro dropped Love with a left uppercut on the chin, getting an 8-count from Referee Thomas Taylor.
Shortly later, a straight left on the chin and down went Love for another 8-count. Paro was all over Love when referee Taylor wisely called a halt.
IBF International Light champ 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Cruz, 2-0 (1), stopped southpaw Jovanni Straffon, 26-6-1 (19) at 0:53 of the third round of a scheduled ten rounds.
In the third round, Cruz dropped Straffon with a right on the chin, causing Referee Edward Collantes to wave it off.
Former World IBF World Bantam champ Ebanie Bridges, 9-2 (4) lost by decision to IBF Inter-Continental champ Miyo “Musashi” Yoshida, 17-4 (0) over 10×2 rounds for the vacant IBF World Bantam title.
In the first two rounds, there was too much holding by both boxers. In the third, Bridges came back well, but in the fourth round, Yoshida had an edge. From the fourth through the sixth rounds, Yoshida outworked Bridges.
In the seventh through the ninth rounds, Yoshida continued to outland Bridges with more holding, causing Referee Michael Magardo’s work to be hard to control. Scores 97-93 and 99-91 twice as did KH.
The ring Announcer was David Diamante.
