Houston’s Regis Prograis (right) flexes while Conor Benn stares him down at the weigh-in Friday, April 10, 2026 at The Pelligon in London, England. Prograis and Benn will fight Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a card broadcast by Netflix.
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Regis Prograis has been in plenty of huge fights. The boxer, who grew up in New Orleans but has called Houston home since he was a teenager, is a two-time world champion at junior welterweight and has fought in some huge venues, including New York’s Barclays Center, San Antonio’s Alamodome and London’s O2 Arena.
Still, at 37 years old, Prograis might be getting his biggest fight yet.
Main event: Tyson Fury (34-2-1 24 KOs) vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2, 19 KOs), heavyweights
Co-main event: Regis Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) vs. Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs), catchweight, 150 pounds
When: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11
Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
TV: Netflix
When Prograis faces Conor Benn on Saturday afternoon, there won’t be a belt on the line, but it might be in front of the biggest audience of Prograis’ career. It won’t be just the 65,000 people inside London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but also the massive at-home audience Netflix provides.
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The name Tyson Fury should get people tuned in when Netflix goes live at 1 p.m. (CST) Saturday with the former heavyweight champion facing Arslanbek Makhmudov in the main event while Prograis-Benn serves as the co-main event.
And that’s why Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) was insistent that his team do whatever was necessary to make this fight happen.
Benn (24-1, 14 KOs), the 29-year-old son of former world champion Nigel Benn, is nearly a decade younger than Prograis and the naturally bigger man, having campaigned at 160 pounds before dropping to 150 for this fight on his way back to 147 where huge fights against the likes of welterweight champions like Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney await the hugely popular London native.
When promoters first reached out to Prograis about being Benn’s potential matchup on the road to 147, Prograis and his camp wanted a lower weight, but Benn was insistent on fighting this one at 150. How about a weight stipulation that would limit what Benn could weigh by the time he got into the ring? No deal.
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“I called my manager and was like, ‘Look, get this fight done. No matter what, let’s get this fight done,’” Prograis said. “It’s too big of a platform to pass up, so I made sure we got it done.”
While Benn’s camp seems to be making plans for bigger fights down the road, Prograis is fighting for his career. Boxing at 37 years old is usually about quitting time, but Prograis insists he’s only getting better. After losing back-to-back fights to Devin Haney in 2023 and Jack Catterall in 2024, Prograis moved his training from Houston to Las Vegas and brought on trainer Kay Koroma, who helped Prograis win a unanimous decision over JoJo Diaz in August.
“I felt like with my old team, I learned as much as they can teach me,” Prograis said of the change. “Since I’ve been in Vegas, I’ve been learning different things. It’s crazy that I got to be champion twice on not knowing anything. Now, I know these things and I’m getting better every day.”
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He’ll have to prove that on Saturday by derailing what many think is an up-and-coming boxing career while extending his own legacy, which he thinks will include another title shot at 147 pounds down the road.
“For me, it’s all about belts and money and audience now,” Prograis said. “I already did it twice at 140 (pounds), but I still have so much left. I could retire if I wanted. I did accomplish a lot, but I’ve got so much more in the tank and there’s more to do and more to prove so I can’t retire. I feel like I would be doing a disservice to myself if I retire. I’d probably be miserable because I’d be watching these dudes and thinking, man, I’m way better than them. I know how good I am, so I definitely can’t retire anytime soon.”