It will be aggressive and I know I will make the fans happy." ![]() "I want to tell the fans that I do not take Ugas lightly," Pacquiao said at the virtual presser on Wednesday. But the 42-year-old has made it clear that despite the change in opponent, he isn't overlooking Ugas whatsoever and is excited at the fact all the hard training he put in won't go wasted. Some feel Ugas is an easy win for Pacquaio. While 99 percent of fighters wouldn't taken on someone as tough as Ugas on short notice, Pacquiao wanted to please his fans and not waste an entire training camp with no clear result of the hard work he's put in. In an inexplicable move, the sanctioning body stripped Pacquiao of the championship and declared him the "champion in recess" and moved Ugas up full champion. The senator from the Phillippines returns for the first time since July 2019 when he knocked Keith Thurman down in the first round on his way to a split-decision win to become the oldest fighter to win a world title, taking Thurman's WBA (super) belt at the age of 40. Instead of another megafight getting pushed back or scrapped all together, WBA 147-pound champion Yordenis Ugas will step up from the co-main event to challenge boxing's only eight-division world champion at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, as 2021 has shown boxing fans, you don't always get what you want as Spence had to pull out of the fight due to a retinal tear in his left eye. for Spence's IBF and WBC welterweight titles. No more, no less.This was the week boxing fans had circled on their calendar as Manny Pacquiao was set to challenge Errol Spence Jr. Roach sees Pacquiao KO victory in round 6įreddie Roach wants Manny Pacquiao’s job done in the sixth round. I have prepared for 12 hard rounds,’ said Ugas. “I’ve hit my stride and I just don’t believe I can be stopped by Manny. Yordenis Ugas was at the right place, at the right situation, at the right moment to merit the title clash with Manny Pacquiao. ![]() Ugas promises to give Pacquiao a tight fight There should be no room for complacency on the Filipino boxing icon’s part because the younger Ugas is hungry, and motivation makes him a dangerous opponent, local boxing analysts and aficionados agree. The fight, which will be staged at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is scheduled at approximately 11:30 am (Manila time).īoxing pundits, fans see Ugas as threat even to Pacquiao politicsĬuban Yordenis Ugas has the potential of altering Manny Pacquiao’s future in politics as they face each other in a Las Vegas ring on Sunday, August 22. Ugas then replaced Spence, with the 35-year-old Cuban looking to propel himself to stardom with an upset over the only eight-division world champion in the sport. Pacquiao was supposed to face World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr, but the unbeaten American pulled out due to an eye injury. It will be the first fight in more than two years for Pacquiao, who wants to prove that he remains a dominant force at 42 years old, and possibly, set himself up for bigger bouts. The Filipino icon is determined to reclaim the world title he once owned after the WBA stripped it off him earlier this year due to inactivity and rewarded it to Ugas. Whether Manny Pacquiao can still hold his own will be put to the test as he tangles with World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas in the US on Saturday, August 21 (Sunday, August 22, Manila time). The favorite going into the bout, Dato saw his win-loss-draw record drop to 14-1-1 as Contreras pulled off a unanimous decision win in their eight-round featherweight duel.Ĭontreras hiked his record to 11-4-2. □ Order #PacquiaoUgas on Pay-Per-View NOW: /N6YORSjL65- Premier Boxing Champions August 22, 2021 Angel Contreras shows tremendous heart in his victory over John Dato, defeating the □□ favorite by UD in a 8RD featherweight bout.
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