On June 17, 2023, a 29-year-old Danielito Zorrilla (17-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by 34-year-old American boxer Regis Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs).
Zorrilla came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Prograis was on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 22 days.
Regis Prograis defeated Danielito Zorrilla via split decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. Prograis improves his record to 29-1, while Zorrilla adds a loss to his record at 17-2.
On July 15, 2022, a 28-year-old Danielito Zorrilla (16-0, 12 KOs) and a 30-year-old American boxer Arnold Barboza Jr. (26-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Zorrilla came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 1 day. Barboza Jr. was on a 26-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 1 day.
Arnold Barboza Jr. defeated Danielito Zorrilla via unanimous decision in the 10-round super-lightweight fight. Barboza Jr. improves his record to 27-0, while Zorrilla adds a loss to his record at 16-1.