Conor Benn will make his Zuffa Boxing debut this evening as he faces Regis Prograis in London.
It is Benn’s first venture into the ring since beating Chris Eubank Jr at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back in November.
He secured a dominant revenge victory in that bout and will look to improve his impressive record in this, his first outing under the banner of Dana White and Turki Al-Sheikh’s Zuffa Boxing.
Benn jumped up two weight classes for that bout, from welterweight to middleweight, and this one against Prograis will be fought at a catchweight of 150lbs.
And Prograis has also had to pack on some weight for the bout.
The 37-year-old former super-lightweight world champion has spent his entire career in the 140-pound ranks, but will step up in this, his 34th career bout.
Benn and Prograis are splitting headlining responsibilities on this card with Tyson Fury, who has come out of retirement once again to face Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Fury and Makhmudov are likely to fight at around 10:30pm BST (5:30pm ET, 2:30pm PT), so we can estimate that Benn and Prograis will be in the ring at approximately 9:30pm BST (4:30pm ET, 1:30pm PT).
As ever, those exact timings are subject to change.
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