Jose Zepeda vs Regis Prograis ordered to meet for WBC super lightweight title
The World Boxing Council has ordered a period of free negotiations for José Zepeda and Regis Prograis to face each other for the vacant WBC super lightweight world title.
If there is no agreement during this period, the WBC will hold a purse bid in accordance with the WBC Rules and Regulations, on Tuesday, August 30th, 2022.
Previously, the WBC had ordered the fight between Zepeda and former champion José Ramírez, but the latter will marry his girlfriend Marisol López in October, so he will not be available to fight.
Zepeda (35-2, 27 KOs), 33, will get his second shot at the WBC title. He lost a close fight against Ramirez in 2019. Zepeda is on a five-fight winning streak, including a fifth-round knockout of former champion Ivan Baranchyk in one of the most extraordinary fights of 2020.
Prograis (27-1, 23 KOs), 33, reached the final of the World Series of Boxing tournament in April 2019, but lost a majority decision against Josh Taylor. In his most recent fight he knocked out Tyrone McKenna in the sixth round in March of this year.
