He's a great competitor and I have a lot of respect for him but I won the fight. "I told you that I'm the only champion of the WBA. "I'm very excited but most of all, I want to thank Manny Pacquiao for giving me this moment in the ring today," Ugas said. Pacquiao had captured the WBA title in 2019 by outpointing Keith Thurman while Ugas originally held the interim belt.
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Ugas made the first defense of the title he was upgraded to as full champion during Pacquiao's 25-month layoff. More importantly, Ugas was creative and the frustration began to show for Pacquiao, boxing's only eight-division champion, who had trouble picking up Ugas' sidearm body shots and looping right hands, which left the "PacMan" with a cut above his left eye and significant swelling below his right by the end of Round 12. Fighting behind his high guard, he was defensively responsible enough to prevent Pacquiao from overwhelming him with flashy combinations while slick enough to counter clean with right hands. Ugas, 35, turned out to be a problem Pacquiao had trouble solving, particularly over the second half of the fight. I know that I am facing a big problem that's more difficult than boxing but I want to help the people. "I will make a final announcement next month. Let me rest first and relax I make the decision of whether I will fight or not. "I'm sorry that we lost tonight, but I did my best," Pacquiao said. The defeat left Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) unsure about his fighting future as rumors continue to swirl that the Filipino Senator will make a run at the presidency in 2022 for his native country.
Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of Manny Pacquiao vs. CBS Sports also scored it for Ugas, 116-112.Ĭan't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. withdrew, relied on defense and hard counterpunching to defend his WBA welterweight title and disappoint the pro-Pacquiao crowd inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Ī former Olympic bronze medalist from Cuba, Ugas outlanded Pacquiao by a margin of 101 to 88, according to CompuBox, and landed an incredible 59% of his power shots en route to a unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 116-112). Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs), who took the fight on just 11 days' notice after unified champion Errol Spence Jr. Now, the living legend must decide whether his boxing future is behind him. “He still knows what he does best and what he does best is box.Two years removed from his last fight, Manny Pacquiao looked all 42 years of his age on Saturday. “It could be his last fight, but I don’t think so," Roach said. You want to say, ‘Thank you, Manny.’ ”īut Roach is not planning a retirement party for Pacquiao. “Because if that’s the case, you want to say goodbye. “Or Mickey Mantle in his last game? Or Babe Ruth in his last game? “Who doesn’t want to see Willie Mays in his last game?" Atlas said. There’s another reason Atlas said he’s interested in the fight. “The danger would be (Pacquiao) getting caught coming in with a counter. He’s a guy who looks to take advantage in spots. “I thought he won that fight," Teddy Atlas, the boxing analyst, told USA TODAY Sports. Though Ugas lost by split decision, the judges drew scrutiny. “I hear that language many times."īut those who think Ugas has a chance point the following evidence: In 2019, he fought Shawn Porter, the former two-time welterweight world champion. Is there any reason to believe Ugas might be able to shock the world? I’m here to win and pull off a huge victory." “I don’t care what the odds are with the sports books. “I’m here to shock the world, to pull off a huge upset," he told USA TODAY earlier this week. Ugas doesn’t seem concerned that he’s a heavy underdog. But I think it’s a very winnable fight if Manny boxes the way I want him to and uses his foot speed and his hand speed.’’ “I’ve watched all the tape I can on this guy so far and he has a big overhand right and he’s a little bit slow of foot, but he’s aggressive," Roach said.
The bout will be available on FOX PPV for $74.99. But if he continues boxing, who’s left to fight? On Saturday, it’ll be a stand-in, Ugas, a 35-year-old Cuban who is 26-4 with 12 knockouts.
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