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Easter vs Barthelemy

Regis Prograis might be the world’s best 140-pound junior welterweight. He’s exciting to watch and he’s got a powerful punch, and when he faces Kiryl Relikh on DAZN on Saturday, he’ll be competing for a spot in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament. But he’s also looking to collect his first world title. “This is my biggest fight, my first true world title fight and, mentally, the biggest fight of my career,” Prograis said. “Nothing will stop me from getting this belt.” Though Relikh is a +600 underdog, meaning you’d win $600 for betting $100, he’s no pushover. He could make life tough for Prograis (a-1000 favorite) on Saturday. There are plenty of reasons to watch Prograis vs. Relikh. Here are three of them. 1) Prograis seems to keep getting better and better: As his competition has improved, so has Prograis (23-0, 19 KOs). He knocked out the undefeated Joel Diaz Jr. two years ago before stopping former unified junior welterweight champion Julius Indongo in j...