Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t decided what his future holds, the eight-division world champion realizes his 26-year professional boxing career might have ended Saturday night with a disheartening loss.
This is the life Yordenis Ugás imagined when he decided to leave Cuba.
He wanted to be in a boxing ring with somebody like Manny Pacquiao under the Vegas spotlight, fighting for a championship belt in front of the whole world.
By Alex P. Vidal
I WON’T be surprised if the 12-round WBA super welterweight (147-lb or 66 kilograms) championship fight between champion Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) and challenger Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) on August 21 in Las Vegas will last the distance.
Tyson Fury posted on social media on Wednesday to let his loyal fans know that he’s going offline for the next 52 days until AFTER his trilogy match with Deontay Wilder on October 9th. Fury claims that it will be a “total blackout” from him until after he faces Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) for the third time.
Andy Ruiz Jr. (34-2, 22 KOs) is coming off successful right knee surgery performed on Tuesday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, but he still hopes to make a quick recovery to fight in December. We’ll soon see if Ruiz Jr. can come back that quickly from the surgery.
Manny Pacquiao is talking about his fight this Saturday night against WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas possibly being the last of his 26-year-old professional career.
The 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) says he’s unsure if he’ll continue fighting beyond Saturday’s contest against Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs).
Tyson Fury has good news that he’s starting training for his trilogy match against Deontay Wilder on October 9th in Las Vegas.
Fury says he’ll be able to bring his daughter back from the hospital on Wednesday, so he’s ready to get back in training for his long-awaited third clash with Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs).
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed on Monday that Errol Spence Jr. does have a left eye injury that resulted in him pulling out of his fight scheduled for this Saturday night, August 21st, against Manny Pacquiao. Sulaiman says Spence’s medical report is “satisfactory.
“In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.”
—Lennox Lewis
By Alex P. Vidal
ALL of a sudden Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12KOs) became a household name among Filipino fight fans.
At the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA, Saturday, Showtime, Tom Brown (TGB Promotions), over Showtime, presented in the Main Event WBO World Bantamweight champ John “Quadro Alas” Riel Casimero
At the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, OK, ESPN, ESPN+, Saturday, Bob Arum (Top Rank), presented in the Main Event WBA World Super Flyweight champ Joshua “El Professor” Franco defending against Andrew “The Monster” Moloney.
Nico Ali Walsh made a successful pro debut Saturday night, winning in the first round and then paying homage to his grandfather, Muhammad Ali.
Michael “Mick” Conlan hopes to author a career-best victory Friday against former junior featherweight world champion TJ Doheny in front of his hometown fans at Falls Park, around the corner from where the two-time Irish Olympian was raised.
