Two years after his last in the ring, Shooting He will wear gloves again. In the foreground will be the Cuban Yordenis Ugas He will wear the WBA Super welterweight belt. The battle will take place in T-Mobile Arena From Las Vegas and can continue in the evening from 10 pm. ESPN for all of Latin America.
Four months after his 43rd birthday, this may be the historic Filipino boxer’s farewell from professionalism. The only one in the sport of fists to have established himself eight times as a world champion in various categories, he has amassed over 25 years of his career with a record 62 victories, 39 of them by KO fast track, plus seven defeats and two draws.
The left-handed fighter who debuted in early 1995, He last made it to the ring in mid-2019. On that occasion he faced the American Keith Thurman In the MGM From Las Vegas, after beating him on points in a separate failure, he snatched the welterweight title from the World Boxing Association. After this opening, Pacman has been declared champion of the holiday, which is why his opponent has been promoted as King of this class.
Pacquiao’s history indicates that he has racked up unforgettable victories against other boxing history in the past decades. came to win Juan Manuel Marquez, who faced him four times, also surpassed Oscar de la Hoya (there was no address at stake), Miguel Cotto NS Adrian Bonner two years ago. In 2015 faced Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the WBO, WBA, WBC and The Ring welterweight belts, and was defeated by unanimous decision of the jury.
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The Filipino rival was not the same as he was going to get in the beginning. Before having to face Ugás, Pacquiao’s opponent was the same Errol SpenceBut the US-born has suffered a retinal detachment in his left eye and will have to undergo surgery that kept him out of the main event one evening that will battle three more fights on a Las Vegas night.
History shows that Cuban Ugás will fight the most relevant battle of his entire career. At the age of 35, the Santiago de Cuba native has made an enormous journey through amateur boxing. He was the world champion in this state in 2005. Two years later, At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio, he won the gold medal. Then At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he climbed to the podium and won the bronze medal.
This was his last major appearance before he turned professional in 2010. Yordenis set a record of 26 wins -12 KOs – and four defeats. A little over two years ago, in 2019, he fell to American Sean Porter for the WBC title and that was in September of last year when he beat Abel Ramos, a victory that earned him the usual WBA title.
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If he wins, Pacquiao will become the third tallest champion of all time. It will rank behind other legends such as Bernard Hopkins (49 years and 94 days) and George Foreman (45 years and about 300 days).
As for the fighting bag, Pacman is estimated to earn $5 million based on what his income will be. Pay per view that can be created in the United States. To see the confrontation between the Filipinos and Cubans on the territory of North America, you will have to pay approximately $ 75. In this way, the organizers believe that Pacquiao can add a profit of about 25 million dollars.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas
hour: 22 (Argentina), 21 (Chile and Venezuela), 20 (Mexico, Colombia and Peru)
TV: ESPN
The address is at stake: super light weight
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