Eddie Hearn watches on as Conor Benn outclasses Regis Prograis in bloody bout

Conor Benn proved too quick, too sharp and too youthful for an ageing Regis Prograis on Saturday night.

The two-time super lightweight champion looked every one of his 37 years as Benn repeatedly snapped back Prograis’ head en route to a one-sided unanimous decision win.

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All three judges sided with Benn by margins of 98-92 as the Brit’s former promoter, Eddie Hearn, watched on from ringside.

The Matchroom Boxing chief remained stone-faced as the Netflix cameras panned to Hearn in an attempt to capture some form of a reaction.

Benn stunned the boxing world in February when he ditched long-time promoter Hearn for Dana White’s upstart promotion, Zuffa Boxing. 

Hearn was informed of Benn’s decision via email and was denied a phone call with ‘The Destroyer’ 

The situation left a bad taste in Hearn’s mouth, who admitted he made a mistake in assuming Benn would ‘repay his loyalty’ for sticking by him during his lengthy legal battle over his two failed drug tests in 2022.

In the end, Benn blocked out the noise and the gaze of his former promoter to pitch a near shutout over Prograis.

Benn put on another disciplined display, backing up Prograis behind a ram-rodding jab.

At the end of the opening stanza, he rocked Prograis with a straight right hand.

But that was the only blow that truly troubled the American, who wore Benn’s shots well.

For the most part, it was target practice for Benn.

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Prograis regularly fell short as the Brit darted in and out of range and would eventually become very hesitant in the second half of the fight.

The rugged veteran caught Benn with a few snapping backhands on the way in, but he spent most of the fight waiting too long.

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