Jack Catterall will return to the ring on August 8. 24, against Regis Prograis in the DAZN main event in Manchester, England.

The 30-year-old Catterall (29-1, 13 KO) last lost on May 25, defeating Josh Taylor in a rematch after a controversial 2022 fight in which Catterall suffered his only defeat so far.

Prograis (29-2, 24 KO) had his last fight in December. 2023, losing a one-sided fight to Devin Haney and losing the WBC super lightweight title in the process. The 35-year-old “Rougarou” has looked quite gritty in both of his 2023 appearances, including a split decision victory over Danielito Zorrilla.

Catterall’s win over Taylor was more about settling a grudge than anything else, considering Taylor wasn’t exactly fired up heading into this fight, but it’s good to see he’ll be back fairly quickly, even if Prograis also seems to have his best days already behind us and of course yes.

However, the division isn’t very open to a bigger fight for Catterall, and being busy probably appeals greatly to “El Gato,” who has been on the shelf for the past two years waiting for Taylor and pivoting.

For Prograis, the fight will be about returning to the 140-weight race. For Catterall, it will mean – once again – confirming his status as a top fighter in this weight.

Tim Bradley puts on his analyst hat for a potential showdown between Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko. In the few excerpts below, Bradley describes how the fight unfolded, how he knew Tank’s upper body would eventually catch up with Frank Martin, and why he thinks the same punch could destroy Lomachenko.

Bradley on how he knew Tank’s uppercut would get Martin

“Trends. Every fighter has tendencies, man. They make certain movements, they do it constantly. I saw this during a film study. I saw Martin always falling – changing levels, falling low, almost like a wrestler. He puts on a wrestler’s attitude, he’s used to it, he was an all-state wrestler if you didn’t know that.

“And then when he does that, he raises his lead hand really high, like he’s blinding his peripheral, and I thought that would be the perfect moment… Tank will see it.

“Tank is smarter than many people give him credit for. This motherfucker is clever and watches everything. You think he’s not looking? He watches your movies… Don’t you think he watches Lomachenko? I’ve been watching for years, for years. And he feels like he knows how to beat him, trust me.

How Tank fits in with Lomachenko

“It’s a tough fight. I think it’s 50/50. I don’t think it’s 60/40, I think it’s 50/50, and the reason for that is if you don’t notice it, Tank can counterattack, so he’s always watching, he’s reactive, he’s always looking for a counterattack. Man, he reacts to feints a lot. Yes. He reacts to feints, and Loma is one of the best at feinting, knocking opponents out of position.

“So I think it will be hard. I think it’s going to be a challenge for Tank in terms of his rhythm and his timing… I think it’s going to throw Tank off a little bit, so I think it’s going to be a little bit more of a challenge because Loma knows how to change his rhythm, he knows also how to change the distance.

“Does age matter here? Maybe, yes. Can Loma be worn in combat? Yes… there is no doubt about it. But I think he’s clever and I think he can make waves in a fight.

“I really feel like Tank can win this fight and he can knock him out, and there’s a way to do it. I think he needs to get Loma back on his feet, man. He needs to reset it.

“He gets him back on his feet when he’s out of position, he attacks that body. Loma also has that high guard… lots of body exposure for Tank to take advantage of and hit him demanding, hurting him all the way to the body.

“Loma, sometimes he’ll misjudge, mistime and come from too far away, and Tank could time him. The shot I see Tank hurting him with is also an uppercut. I always felt like it was a shot that could have landed on Loma. If he lands it, it will be night, night.”

Count Ryan Garcia is another newborn boxing star seeking retirement from the sport. There are rumors that the fighter will be officially suspended by the NYSAC for at least some time after the failed drug test that led to his fight with Devin Haney, and it looks like all the drama surrounding Garcia has become too much for him to handle. . bear.

In a series of posts on X, Garcia highlights numerous issues he has been dealing with both in and out of boxing, specifically stating that his legal dietary supplements were contaminated, causing him to fail a drug test. And with his biggest career win over Devin Haney likely to be a no-contest loss at the very least, Garcia says he’s done with corruption in the sport.

“You can catch me anywhere, but when it comes to boxing, I don’t know. There is so much corruption that I am fed up. Maybe I’ll play or sing. I’ll still train, but I’m injured and I’m fed up with this and everyone. The unhappy thing is that I’m a great boxer, I entertain and knock people out. I’m unhappy because (I love) boxing,” Garcia wrote.

Garcia would then confirm his intention to retire by clearly posting the appropriate information.

“I’m officially retired.”

Naturally, most won’t pay much attention to Garcia’s rumored retirement since he’s still quite newborn and there will still be plenty of money on the table for him in the sport he grew up with – not to mention it’s becoming quite fashionable for newborn fighters to shout “retire” on social media, but they immediately look the other way, as we recently saw with Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson.

Interestingly, Garcia is apparently not the only one who will be taking some kind of break here (forced or otherwise), as Devin Haney also took to social media to announce that he will be taking a few years off from the sport to return for a rematch with Garcia ahead of schedule.

“I’ll put in some time, spend some money,” Haney wrote on X. “Travel the world and I’ll be back in two years after Ryan’s suspension and we can fight again.”

Make of it whatever you want.