Conor Benn’s first fight as Zuffa Boxing’s highest-profile signing will be against Regis Prograis on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11.
The revelation that the Englishman, 29, was leaving Matchroom for Zuffa sent shockwaves through the sport beyond that which is justifiable given his relative limitations, and despite reports that Zuffa invested eight figures to secure his services for a solitary date he will fight a once-fine junior welterweight who has convincingly lost two of his past three contests and is widely considered significantly past his peak.
Benn lost and won middleweight contests with Chris Eubank Jnr in 2025, but his expected return to welterweight at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would represent a return to the weight division in which he has inexplicably been ranked first by the WBC.
Prograis, 37, previously fought in London in 2019, when he narrowly lost to Scotland’s Josh Taylor in a junior-welterweight unification contest while he remained at his ferocious best. Benn, incidentally, stopped Steve Jamoye in four rounds on their undercard.
“April 11th can’t come soon enough – returning to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again, where I made history against Eubank Jnr means everything to me,” Benn said. “My last fight there showed the world exactly who I am and what I’m about. Fighting on the biggest stages, in the biggest shows, I fear no one. I’m fully locked in and ready to deliver another statement performance.”
“Last time I fought in London, Conor Benn was on my undercard, so this is a full-circle moment for me,” said the former junior-welterweight champion. “But this circle will close with me teaching him a lesson on April 11th. He’s not fighting some weight-drained super middleweight. I am in shape and will bring home this victory.”
