Is Conor Benn younger? Yes. Is he stronger and faster, too? Possibly. But should that make him the favorite? Considering the belts Prograis has won and the names he’s knocked off along the way, he doesn’t believe so.

“To the people, I’m an underdog, but I feel like I’m not,” Prograis told The Ring recently. “How am I an underdog if you check the resume? How many world champions did I fight? How many world champions did I beat?”

In total, Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) has fought five former or current world champions, going 3-2 in those bouts. Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) has fought just one, a long-faded Chris Algieri in 2021. Prograis has also gotten over the championship hump twice, a box Benn has yet to check off.

However, what’s in the Brit’s favor heading into their April 11 clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium live on Netflix, is momentum. In back-to-back fights, Benn moved up to the middleweight division to face Chris Eubank Jr.

In their first meeting last April, Benn lost a close unanimous decision. In their immediate November rematch, Benn dominated, dropping Eubank twice in the 12th en route to a decision.

Prograis, on the other hand, has been showing his age. The 37-year-old is just 1-2 in his last three fights. And, when last seen, he picked up a win but struggled against a much smaller Joseph Diaz who’s won just two out of his last 10 fights.

Prograis, who’s fighting Benn at a 150-pound catchweight, would admit that he hasn’t looked like his normal self in quite some time. Still, he's fully convinced that he’s an elite fighter.

“I been a world champion twice, I been number one in the world twice already,” he said. “I don’t think Conor Benn will ever be number one in the world. I’m world level.”