Carl Froch previews Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis and gives his prediction

Carl Froch previews Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis on April 11

Former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has his say on this weekend's catchweight match between Conor Benn and Regis Prograis at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, April 11.

The pair will clash at a catchweight of 150lbs over 12-rounds, live on Netflix. Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) campaigned at welterweight (147lbs) for his entire career until he met rival Chris Eubank Jr. at middleweight twice during 2025, weighing over 159lbs for their rematch.

American Regis Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) has won half-a-dozen titles at super-lightweight (140lbs), including WBA and WBC world titles, but his last fight was held at 142lbs against Jo Jo Diaz, which the New Orleans southpaw won on points. It remains his only win in almost three years, suffering back-to-back losses to Devin Haney and Jack Catterall in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Froch is confident the former world champion is far superior to Conor Benn, however, due to his advanced age at 37, relative inactivity, and losing two from his last three, this fight will now be a very different story.

The 48-year-old Cobra commented on the clash in an interview with NewBettingSites.uk, "Pound for pound, Regis Prograis beats Conor Benn 10 times out of 10. Pound for pound, it’s a mismatch. But Regis Prograis is in his 38th year. He’s been inactive. He's had three losses anyway, so the answer could be that Conor Benn has got him bang on at the right time. I expect him [Benn] to do the job and get the stoppage within six rounds."

The boxer-turned-pundit from Nottingham continued, "The danger is, if it goes past six, Regis Prograis is a talented fighter. Good, skilled fighter, been in there with the best of the best. And we don't know how good Conor Benn is, because we're only judging him on a weight-drained Chris Eubank Jr, who's not world level. Chris Eubank Jr. lost to Billy Joe Saunders, lost to George Groves. He lost to Liam Smith, he got battered by Liam Smith. So this is a fighter that's shown he's European level at best.

"I called him a novice the other week, and he got pissed off. He got the hump. His lawyer sent me a message saying, “we're not inclined to do another interview with you because of your recent negative comments”. “What negative comments? I called him a novice”.

"If somebody's not fought for an Area, English, British, or European title, in my book, they're a novice. Because they've never been tested at world level. So it's not a criticism. Go out there and win a world title and prove me wrong. Why are you so sensitive? But he wants me to tell everyone that he's a world champ and a world-beater. He ain't. If he fights Ryan Garcia, you'll get splattered. That's my answer. He's not ready for Ryan Garcia yet."