Golden Boy Promotions announced last week that former world champions Regis Prograis and Joseph Diaz Jr. will square off in the co-feature of the August 2nd Oscar Duarte vs. Kenneth Sims Jr. card in Chicago. Scheduled for 12 rounds in the super lightweight division, the bout will be broadcast live on DAZN in both the United States and the UK. For Prograis, this matchup presents a crucial opportunity to bounce back and reestablish his presence in the junior welterweight ranks after suffering consecutive decision losses, first to Devin Haney, who dropped him in the third round, and then to Jack Catterall, who floored him twice in the ninth. Prograis was originally slated to return against Mexico’s Oscar Duarte on February 15th, but a shoulder injury sustained during training camp force

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