Boxing
Regis Prograis confirms Conor Benn’s fight is still ongoing
The rumor spread earlier in the day following a post on X stating that the fight had been canceled. Prograis responded directly with a video message in which he denied any withdrawals and made it clear that he was still preparing.
“It’s not true. I’m still fighting. Don’t believe I’m backing down. No, it’s not happening,” Prograis told Ring Magazine
Prograis turned his attention to Benn, who makes his debut under the Zuffa Boxing banner on the Tyson Fury vs. card. Arslanbek Makhmudov.
“I’m definitely coming, Conor. Don’t think it’s going to be effortless for you. It’s not going to be effortless for you. I’m coming for your ass.”
For Prograis, this 150-pound catchweight fight is a huge opportunity to erase the pain of losing two of his last three. While he is the veteran in this equation, he faces a hefty $15 million payday against the younger Benn.
“The fight is still going on. I’m still fighting. I don’t know what people are talking about. It’s all bullshit. It’s coming from me.”
For a guy who just turned 37 and is 1-2 in his last three games, he knows he’s playing with his own money at Prograis.
It’s strenuous to ignore the feeling that fell to his knees during that fight. When you look at his last game. With a loss to Devin Haney, a razor-thin (and probably lucky) split decision over Danielito Zorrilla and a fading end to the Jack Catterall fight, Prograis didn’t scream “big-money headliner.” Yet here he is, weighing down to 150 pounds to make his Netflix/Zuffa Boxing debut.
This is Conor Benn’s large debut in Dana White’s recent boxing venture. They need a ‘confessional’ opponent who will give them credibility but who may be catching the tail end of their great form.
Interestingly, Prograis himself called this fight “an oop from God.” He knows that after the defeat to Catterall, he almost fell out of the high stakes circle.
For Benn, beating a former two-time world champion like Prograis provides the legitimacy he needs to chase a $15 million payday or a clash with Ryan Garcia. For Prograis, it’s a career-saving lottery ticket.
The reason Regis put these rumors to rest “quickly” is basic: at his age and in his current form, if this fight ends in a fiasco, he doesn’t have a “plan B” to pay it off well. He even admitted that he told his manager to “take the fight” regardless of the weight and hydration clauses because he couldn’t let it pass him by.
It’s clearly based on the assumption that Benn is a “just okay player” whose name has been exaggerated.
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Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Crawford knew in advance that he would have to pay $300,000. dollars fee for WBC
Mauricio Sulaiman says Terence Crawford was aware of the WBC’s reported $300,000 penalty charge long before his undisputed fight against Canelo Alvarez last September, providing a different version of the recent dispute over the champion’s title costs
The WBC president addressed the issue during a recent interview after Crawford publicly questioned why the organization would not honor terms that he believed had been accepted by other sanctioning bodies. Sulaiman said the amount had already been communicated in advance and was not a surprise once the fight was finalized.
“He knew well in advance what the WBC estimated for this particular fight and it was supposedly 300,000. That was the upper limit,” Ring Champs said of Crawford before his fight with Canelo.
Sulaiman added that this amount is lower than the percentage the organization says it can collect under its regulations. He said the WBC capped the fee rather than applying the full rate.
The dispute became a topic of discussion after Crawford publicly responded to previous comments related to the sanctions process. Sulaiman avoided escalating the exchange, saying he did not want to personally criticize Crawford.
“I’m not going to talk bad about Crawford,” Sulaiman said.
He also said that fighters and promoters receive contracts and terms before title fights are approved, describing the process as standard practice and not something created for a single event.
“There are contracts. When you as a promoter give in and get sanctioned, there are rules,” Sulaiman said.
When a player earns tens of millions, the standard 3% suddenly becomes sedate money, and that’s when the backlash usually begins.
The comments highlight a long-standing problem in boxing, where sanction fees are often accepted during negotiations but become controversial when vast funds are involved. Huge fights usually reveal how much power the belts still carry.
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Last updated: 25/04/2026 at 18:31
Eddy Reynoso may have said more than he intended when discussing Canelo Alvarez’s next move, as his comments pointed less to Christian Mbilli and more to the winner of next week’s Jaime Munguia-Armando Resendiz fight
Canelo is expected to return to Riyadh for the season in September after recovering from surgery on his left elbow. Reynoso told Ring magazine that the plan remains super middleweight and named several possible opponents, including Mbilli. However, the strongest language in the interview was the conversation about the May 2 fight between Munguia and Resendiz for the WBA title.
“This time it’s Munguia against Resendiz in a pan-Mexico fight on a pan-Mexico card,” Reynoso told Ring Magazine, discussing Cinco de Mayo weekend. “This is going to be an amazing fight and we are prepared to win. This fight is going to be so good that it will steal the show. They have the ingredients to distract from the main event.”
This was unique because Reynoso trains Munguia and has a direct stake in the outcome, but it also sounded like early preparation for what comes next. If Munguia wins, a rematch with Canelo will be an straightforward sell to the Mexican crowd and an straightforward one to build to. If Resendiz wins, he will arrive with the belt and fresh momentum.
After his recent victory over Lester Martinez, Reynoso mentioned Mbilli as a “massive challenge,” but the tone was different. This sounded like one option on the list as the Munguia-Resendiz fight gained full popularity.
Canelo’s team has also ruled out other routes. Reynoso said the David Benavidez fight is now over and suggested there is little chance of seeing it again. Staying at 168 pounds also reduces the likelihood of a rematch with Dmitry Bivol.
This leaves less room than it initially seemed. When camps start praising one fight with such a hard month ahead of time, it’s usually worth paying attention to.
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