{"id":59038,"date":"2016-03-27T00:34:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T05:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=59038"},"modified":"2016-03-27T00:36:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T05:36:15","slug":"regis-prograis-ivan-baranchyk-justin-deloach-win-big-on-shobox-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=59038","title":{"rendered":"Regis Prograis, Ivan Baranchyk & Justin DeLoach Win Big on SHOBOX – Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shobox<\/a>On a night of knockouts, unbeaten super lightweight Regis \u201cRougarou\u201d Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs), of Houston, scored his third consecutive dominant victory on ShoBox: The New Generation, knocking out Mexico\u2019s Aaron Herrera (21-5-1, 12 KOs) at 2:17 of the first round Friday in the main event on SHOWTIME from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.<\/p>\n

In scheduled eight-round bouts that all ended early, Ivan \u201cThe Beast\u201d Baranchyk (10-0, 9 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., registered a 21-second, first-round knockout over Nick Givhan (16-1-1, 10 KOs), of Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan \u201cThe Volk\u201d Golub (16-0, 10 KOs, 5-0 in World Series of Boxing), of Brooklyn, N.Y., scored a sixth-round TKO over Marlon Aguas (9-1, 6 KOs), of Quito, Ecuador, and Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 KOs), of Augusta, Ga., who is trained by former world champion Paul Williams, registered a fourth-round knockout over undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon \u201cWhite Lightning\u201d Cook (16-1, 6 KOs).<\/p>\n

All but Prograis and Baranchyk were making their ShoBox debuts. Cook, Aguas and Givhan became the 143rd, 144th and 145th boxers to suffer their first pro loss on the prospect developmental series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember in 15 years of working ShoBox a show with such emphatic knockouts \u2013 and two of them being spectacular knockout of the year candidates,\u2019\u2019 said ShoBox expert analyst Steve Farhood.<\/p>\n

Prograis, a 5-foot-9, 27-year-old originally from New Orleans, was fighting in his second consecutive ShoBox main event and second scheduled 10-rounder. The aggressive-minded southpaw pounded Herrera\u2019s body from the opening bell; five of his six power punches were targeted to the Mexican\u2019s midsection. A left hook to the body downed Herrera, who crumpled to the canvas and wasn\u2019t able to beat the count.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was prepared to go 10 full rounds, the last thing I was expecting was a first-round knockout,\u2019\u2019 said Prograis, who was making his 2016 debut. \u201cI\u2019m making hard fights look easy but they\u2019re really not. It\u2019s all the daily work in the gym all day every day that is paying off for me. Tonight was fun. I\u2019m very satisfied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want all the fighters in my division to know one thing: I\u2019m coming after all of you.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just got me with a great shot, it was simple as that,\u2019\u2019 said Herrera, who making his second start in the United States. \u201cThere\u2019s really not that much that I can say.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The highly regarded Baranchyk \u2013 making his second eight-round start and second in a row on ShoBox \u2013 knocked out Givhan with a huge left hand with the first power punch of the fight. He required only two punches to finish the 17-fight veteran. Surprisingly, it wasn\u2019t the quickest professional KO for the Belarus native. Baranchyk owns a three-second KO over Angel Figueroa from 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy,\u2019\u2019 Baranchyk said. \u201cI was expecting a much longer fight. I was focused on a full fight. But knockouts are good. I know fans like knockouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take a week off and then go back to the drawing board. I\u2019m looking ahead to fighting again soon and on ShoBox again.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Givhan was shocked with the result.<\/p>\n

“I’m good but I am very, very disappointed,” Givhan said. “This is the lowlight of my life. For me to get knocked out by someone I know I can beat is just the worst feeling. And there’s nothing worse than for it to happen on national television.<\/p>\n

“No one expects 20-second fights. I just got caught, that’s all.”<\/p>\n

Golub, a former standout amateur from Ukraine, had to rally from the first knockdown of his career. \u201cThis was a little tougher than I expected,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s all about learning. I had to go through some adversity to win. You don\u2019t know adversity until it hits you in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golub was the more active fighter against the awkward Aguas, who was at his best when matters turned ugly. In a bizarre second round, southpaw Golub scored a questionable knockdown as Aguas hit the canvas while clinching and off-balance. Aguas bounced back seconds later to knock down Golub with a short right, sending the Ukrainian to the canvas for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised that I got knocked down, but he caught me off-balance,\u2019\u2019 Golub said. \u201cOverall, I am very happy with my performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golub resumed control after the second and a series of combinations in the sixth sent a gassed Aguas falling back through the ropes in the closing seconds of the round. Aguas somehow rose to his feet to beat the count, but his trainer quickly waved off the bout when the Ecuadorian returned to the corner.<\/p>\n

Aguas said an injury, not fatigue, was the reason his corner stopped the fight at the end of the sixth. \u201cI hurt my right bicep in the fifth round,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the reason we stopped it. I wasn\u2019t that tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the opening fight of the telecast, DeLoach made Williams a winner in his training debut. With Williams looking on from his wheelchair in the corner, DeLoach, a winner of four in a row, dropped Cook with a devastating, counter-overhand right at 2:47 of the fourth that sent Cook awkwardly to the canvas in a knockout of the year candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with my performance,\u2019\u2019 said DeLoach, who was the more active fighter, throwing nearly 100 more punches over the four rounds. \u201cThis was a great experience fighting a guy like this in his backyard. I enjoyed the crowd and their enthusiasm. It motivated me. I got a little lazy in parts of the second and third rounds, but I listened to my corner and picked it up on offense and got my punch count up and going again.<\/p>\n

\u201cDillon was a good fighter who moved a lot. I know I have to do better cutting off the ring. He landed with a left a second before I landed that big right. This was a great win for all of us. I\u2019m ready to do this again.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at me, look at my shirt. It feels like I was sweating worse than when I fought,\u2019\u2019 said Williams, who\u2019s pro career came to a sudden and tragic end when he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in May 2012. \u201cI am very relieved to get this one out of the way. I\u2019m very happy for Justin and Mr. Pete (Paul\u2019s longtime manager and trainer and DeLoach\u2019s assistant trainer, George Williams)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m OK, all things considered,\u2019\u2019 said Cook. \u201cHe was a tough guy. I\u2019ve never been knocked out before so I don\u2019t exactly know how to act. I felt I was in the fight until I was caught. It\u2019s disappointing, but this was a great learning experience for me. It can only help me in the long run.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

A taped interview with Williams and ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood aired prior to the bout. In the discussion, Farhood asked the former two-time champ why he chose to return as a trainer for the first time since the 2012 motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Full Interview: http:\/\/s.sho.com\/1WPrJ28<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s four-fight telecast will re-air Monday at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning today, Saturday, March 26.<\/p>\n

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox action from ringside with Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.<\/p>\n