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Josh Taylor outfights Regis Prograis, wins WBSS final

Taylor gets the better of Prograis in grueling 12-rounder

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Josh Taylor out fights Regis Prograis, wins WBSS finals

 

Undefeated, super confident, and champions - something had to give Saturday night at the O2 arena in London, Eng as southpaws Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor met in the World Boxing Super Series finals.

 

In the end, after 12 furious and hotly contested rounds, Taylor captured the fight by scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 117-112. Maxboxing scored the bout for Taylor by a 115-113 tally.

 

Both men came out frisky in the opening round. They tagged each with jabs in the center of the ring. Taylor clocked Prograis with a two left hooks. A right also landed.

 

In round two, Prograis went to the body. He jabbed. Taylor, taller by a couple of inches, lined him up with lefts up and down. Prograis connected with an uppercut. Taylor (16-0, 12 KOs fought back well.

 

Prograis (24-1, 20 KOs) kept working downstairs in round three. Taylor strafed him with hooks to the head. Prograis landed a left uppercut. Taylor tagged Prograis with a double left. Both champions connected with uppercuts. Prograis was trying to bob and weave, but Taylor was accurate.

 

In round four, Prograis clocked Taylor with a big left. Taylor connected with a short inside hook. Prograis fired his right jab. A hook followed. Taylor landed a strong left. Prograis landed a solid shot at the bell.

 

Prograis fired a home run shot in round five that Taylor ducked. Taylor moved to his left. He connected with the old one-two. He dug to the body. Prograis landed a short-left uppercut. Taylor connected with a combination to win the round.

 

The fight was intense, close, and extremely competitive. Taylor was doing more. His body work had Prograis bothered in round six. Prograis connected with a couple of jabs, but ate a hard right to the chin. Taylor was busier. Prograis landed a left to the point of the chin, but Taylor appeared to take that round as well.

 

In round seven, Prograis tried to circle and punch, but Taylor, fighting with real fire, was beating him to the punch. A clash of the heads slowed down Taylor’s onslaught. Prograis tried to take advantage, but Taylor cuffed him with a left. A right seemed to buzz Prograis for a second.

 

Prograis had to sense he was behind on the judge’s scorecards. His nose was dripping crimson. He tried punching more in round eight. Taylor followed and did some good work on the inside. Prograis connected with a thunderous shot that won him the round. Prograis fired a left in round nine. His slight movement was making things a little more difficult for Taylor. But not for long.

 

Taylor landed a big right. Prograis went back to the body. Taylor did some good work on the ropes. He was landing the heavier shots. Prograis started round 10 popping his right jab. Taylor clocked him with wicked shots up and down.

 

Prograis was eating shots and dripping blood. Taylor pushed forward and let fly. Taylor came out in round 11 like he wanted the knockout. Prograis fired a hard shot to the ribs. Taylor countered with uppercuts. Prograis connected with an uppercut. Taylor was bleeding from a cut his above his right eye.

 

They wasted no times throwing hands in the 12th and final round.

 

Prograis clocked Taylor with a left hook cross. Taylor took it without incident. He walked after Taylor and fired a short hook. Prograis clocked the Scotsmen with a big left. Taylor looked slightly buzzed, but soon fought back. Prograis landed a combination at the bell.

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