The 37-year-old from New Orleans will return to the ring as the co-main event to Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The event will be broadcast globally on Netflix.

Prograis, who had two separate world title reigns in the junior welterweight division and has never even fought at 147 pounds, agreed to fight Benn at a catchweight of 150 pounds.

Benn, Zuffa Boxing’s latest acquisition, had back-to-back fights against Chris Eubank Jr. at 160 pounds at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In April of last year, Benn lost a close, but clear unanimous decision. In their immediate rematch, on November 15, Benn floored Eubank twice in the final round and won wide unanimous decision.

Weight might be a factor in the fight. Prograis tried to get Benn and Co. to meet him somewhere in the middle, but he didn’t want an opportunity like this to slip away.

“At first, we tried to get the weight down a little bit. They said no. Cool, no pushback,” Prograis told The Ring. “I didn’t push back about the weight, and I didn’t pushback about a weigh-in clause. I wanted the fight, and we made the fight happen.”

Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) heads into his matchup with Benn feeling good about himself. He defeated Joseph Diaz by a unanimous decision on August 2. Before that, he lost two lopsided decisions back-to-back against Devin Haney in 2023 and Jack Catterall the following year.

Having shared the ring with some of the sport’s bigger names, Prograis isn't in awe of Benn.

“He’s a cool fighter,” Prograis said while smiling. “Cool opponent.”

Prograis hasn't fared well in the U.K., losing to Catterall and Josh Taylor in 2019 in last two trips there. However, he believes this time will be different.

“Third time's a charm,” Prograis said with a laugh. “I know I’m a little older now, but I've been getting better.”

Meanwhile, Benn, the Ring’s No. 4-rated middleweight and No. 1 WBC welterweight contender, has a chance to make a splash in his first bout since signing with the Zuffa.

Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) was initially hoping to fight for the WBC welterweight title next, a belt owned by Ryan Garcia thanks to his points win over Mario Barrios last weekend at T-Mobile Arena.