With a massive win over Manny Pacquiao, Yordenis Ugas finds himself in a spot that even two weeks ago he couldn’t have imagined. He still has the WBA welterweight title. He just beat — and possibly retired — an all-time great, a true legend. And now, the Cuban guy that nobody really wanted to fight
The weigh-in for Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas, an intriguing welterweight title clash assembled at short notice after the eye injury suffered by Errol Spence. Broadcast by Fox on PPV in the US and Sky Sports in the UK, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) stage tomorrow night’s battle between the Filipino legend and the unsung Cuban
LAS VEGAS – Julio Ceja was released from a local hospital Sunday afternoon, the day after suffering a brutal knockout defeat against Mark Magsayo. Ceja was kept overnight at Valley Medical Center as a precautionary measure. He responded well to extensive testing upon his arrival Saturday night from nearby T-Mobile Arena, where he lost on
Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode As the rounds slowly ticked by, it became clearer and clearer to trainer Derrick James what was taking place. WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas fought a methodical and tactical fight against former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Despite most believing that Pacquiao would either win a convincing decision or
1:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — This night was supposed to be a celebration, a culmination of all the great Manny Pacquiao has accomplished — a champion in eight divisions in four decades, a superstar the world over. Yordenis Ugas wasn’t here for the Pacquiao party, though — he was here for his
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John Fury takes the mic and becomes the interviewer as he sits down with Daniel Dubois and son, Tommy Fury, before the two head to the USA for their American debuts. Both fighters discuss their roots in the sport and their heroes as they make their final preparations to join the Jake Paul v Tyron
BT Sport (UK), 2:00 pm ET, Anthony Cacace vs Lyon Woodstock, Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Sam Maxwell, Anthony Yarde vs Alex Theran, Ijaz Ahmed vs Quaise Khamedi. Three domestic title fights, with Cacace-Woodstock for the British title at 130, Ennis-Brown-Maxwell for the British and Commonwealth titles at 140, and Ahmed-Khademi for the vacant British belt at
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao took a lot of criticism the last time he mentioned a physical problem that contributed to a unanimous-decision loss in Las Vegas. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The 42-year-old legend opened himself up to more skepticism Saturday night after his decisive defeat to Yordenis Ugas. The Filipino icon indicated during their
Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode On its face, everything appeared to be the same. Despite the birth certificate of Manny Pacquiao collecting considerable more dust, the 42-year-old seemed to be in terrific shape. The hard work that the former eight-division world champion endured during a long and arduous training camp, was evident the moment
1:29 AM ET An opportunity to face a future Hall of Famer and one of boxing’s all-time pound-for-pound best doesn’t happen every day, and even less often does such a fight come together 11 days out. But Yordenis Ugas took that opportunity against Manny Pacquiao, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight world title on one
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – Cuban stylist Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday night. Ugas boxed his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to retain the WBA welterweight title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112, 116-112. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, was fighting
Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Sean Crose Perhaps it was age. Perhaps it was a bigger, stronger opponent. Perhaps it was just that time. Whatever the reason may have been, few would argue that Manny Pacquiao didn’t clearly lose his 12 round bout to Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night in Las Vegas. By the end of
IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant is fully confirmed for his crack at Canelo Alvarez on November 6, and the 29-year-old was in the house to do some light promotion during last night’s Pacquiao-Ugas pay-per-view. “November 6, it’s going down. The first undisputed super middleweight of all time, you’re looking at him, his name is
3:55 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao sits in the ring in front of the media, sunglasses covering his freshly stitched face. The shades help Pacquiao avoid detection of his battered eyes, but he can’t evade the question he knows is facing him; the question he perhaps can’t answer for himself. Is
News PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Manny Pacquiao reacts to his loss to Yordenis Ugas and contemplates retirement MANNY PACQUIAO is contemplating the end of his boxing career. After losing on points to Yordenis Ugas in Las Vegas on Saturday, Pacquiao is considering the retiring from the sport. “I did my best tonight. But
News PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Manny Pacquiao’s astonishing career could have come to an end in Las Vegas YORDENIS UGAS stepped up at short notice to replace Errol Spence, and on Saturday night (August 21) he defeated the great Manny Pacquiao at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Even at 42 years old
Boxers • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson Hannah Rankin is scheduled to take on Maria Lindberg for the vacant WBA super-welterweight belt in an all-female show on November 5 in the UK When and why you started boxing:I was 23, I’d just finished university where I studied music and I wanted to get fit again.