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VIDEO: Regis Prograis Edges Danielito Zorrilla In Low-Action WBC Title Defense

One key world junior welterweight title fight has wrapped up.
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VIDEO: Regis Prograis Edges Danielito Zorrilla In Low-Action WBC Title Defense
VIDEO: Regis Prograis Edges Danielito Zorrilla In Low-Action WBC Title Defense

The WBC junior welterweight title showdown between champion Regis Prograis and Danielito Zorrilla has come to a close.

The championship clash was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The venue was the Smoothie King Center. Prograis was the hometown favorite. 

Going into the fight, Prograis had a four-fight winning streak. Along the way, he captured the WBC junior welterweight title. He was hoping to make his first title defense a successful one.

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Meanwhile for Zorrilla, he defeated Aristides Quintero via TKO just three months ago. That was his rebound fight, as he was beaten by Arnold Barboza in their WBO Inter-Continental Junior Welterweight Championship bout. A win over Prograis would've been the biggest of Zorrilla's pro boxing career.

Near the end of the opening round, Zorrilla caught Prograis with a straight right hand. Prograis grabbed onto his opponent to try to prevent himself from falling to the canvas off the punch. Replays showed this should've been scored a knockdown, but the referee ruled it a push.

The second round didn't have much action. With that said, it appeared the more significant punches were in favor of Zorrilla. He landed a clean double straight right hand.

A big left hand from Prograis dropped Zorrilla in the third round. The two engaged in a momentary shootout with Zorrilla's back against the ropes.

Zorrilla's punch volume was decreasing after a hot start. Zorrilla landed a clean counter left hand over the top before the bell in round five.

Prograis went after his opponent, who was against the ropes in round six. The following round didn't have much action, but a late body punch from Prograis may have been the difference maker in that stanza.

A late right hand for Zorrilla landed on Prograis in round eight. Prograis connected with a clean right hand in round nine. There was some dialog between Zorrilla and the referee about holding down Prograis' head.

The fight went the distance and the action was quite low. This was not the performance many were expecting from Prograis. 

In the end, one judge scored the fight 118-109 in favor of Prograis. Another judge gave the fight to Zorrilla with a 114-113 score total. In the end, the final judges' 117-110 score sealed the deal for Prograis. He retained the WBC junior welterweight title.

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Fernando Quiles Jr.
FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.

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