REGIS PROGRAIS is back in London to fight Conor Benn – and landed to the devastating news of Tottenham’s relegation form.
The former super-lightweight world champion was a guest of honour at Spurs’ stadium in 2019 before his O2 Arena fight with Josh Taylor.
Regis Prograis at Tottenham’s stadium in 2019Credit: Tottenham Hotspur FC
He lost a thriller that night but left with close to his heart – now coming back seven years later
But Prograis broke into a smile when SunSport revealed Spurs’ shocking form this season – scrap.
And he said: “I heard about it. I did hear that.
“I know people that do support them, what I know about soccer, and I heard that they’re not doing good.”
Prograis admits he does not even know the rules of football – much like Spurs’ players at times this season.
He said: “I don’t follow football, soccer. I’m not gonna lie, I don’t follow it, man. Honestly, I’m not even a sports fan!
“I just watch boxing, sometimes the UFC, but I don’t watch nothing else. Just boxing is the only thing I watch.
“I don’t really even watch TV, but if I’m here, I’ll go to the game because the energy, that’s all. I don’t know the players!
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will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown against fellow Brit Daniel Dubois.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also defend his straps.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of , Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
April
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Ben Whittaker vs Braiain Suarez – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 2 – Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Undisputed super-bantamweight title – TBC
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
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Tyson Fury’s hiatus comes to an end on Saturday night when he faces Russian giant Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The initially retired after suffering back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
However, Fury announced his comeback in January 2025 and his opponent couldn’t be tougher with Arslanbek boasting a record of 21 wins (19 knockouts).
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“I don’t know the rules of soccer, but I’ll support when I’m here.”
Prograis, 37, has been embroiled in a bizarre build-up to his fight with Benn, 29,
But he said: “I mean, look, it’s a conspiracy. I think it’s some type of conspiracy going on.
“Even when I got here, people were asking me, ‘Man, you sure you’re good? Want me to hold it?
“Even before I got here, I came way over here, I didn’t come over here for nothing. I came over here to fight.
“So even when I got, when I did arrive here, I went to dinner and stuff like that. People were asking me, ‘You, you good?’ You sure? They have a replacement.’
“I’m like, ‘No, I’m good, I’m gonna fight.’ In camp, something’s gonna happen in camp, that’s all but it was never ‘I can’t fight.’ I’m here for a reason.”
Prograis reveals he was just as bemused as others when internet conspiracists claimed he was pulling out of the bout.
He said: “I wake up and I got all these text messages and calls and stuff, and I’m like, ‘What y’all talking about? No, I didn’t pull out.’
“I didn’t pull out the fight, like I don’t know, for me, I don’t know what happened, but everybody asked me if it’s true and stuff.
“I have British reporters here, they asked me if this stuff’s true, and I’m like, ‘Nah, it’s not, I’m, I’m good, I’m fighting.’
“So for me, that’s why I came way over here, but like I said, when I got over here, people were still asking me, they kept questioning, ‘Oh, you sure you’re OK? We have a replacement.’
“They probably have a replacement right now for me, it’s like they’re wishing for me to pull out the fight so they can put their fight in there.”
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Prograis moves up to 150lb for the catchweight clash – which acts as chief support for
Benn meanwhile is in his THIRD consecutive Spurs fight – having twice faced in middleweight mega-fights.
He lost the original war in April but dominated the November rematch.
But in a shock turn of events, Benn has since to sign with UFC boss Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.
He has penned a lucrative and – what Benn says is a too-good-to-turn down – one-bout deal worth $15MILLION (£11m).
But it has come at the cost of Benn being turned into public enemy No1 – a villain role Prograis reckons could see the son of a legend BOOED by British fans.
He said: “I really don’t care about it but at the same time that’s what I heard about it, people saying he might get booed.
“I mean, he kind of does have a lot of controversy behind him with the whole thing with Eddie leaving, Eddie with the $15million he’s supposed to be getting.
“So he does have a lot of controversy but at the same time, look, I can’t worry about that stuff. I’m worried about me.”
Benn has split with promoter Eddie HearnCredit: Getty
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