Las Vegas: Cuba‘s yordenis ugas many sent paqueo The Filipino boxing icon suffered a dramatic upset on Saturday with a unanimous points win at T-Mobile Arena.
In his first fight after a two-year absence from the ring, Pacquiao was made to look every bit younger in his 42 years. Ugas Dominated to maintain dominance with stinging jabs and cleaner punching wba Welterweight Belt.
Ugas, 35, was introduced earlier this month as the eight-division world champion’s original rival. Errol Spence Jr. The eye was injured during training.
But the defending champions brilliantly capitalized on their chances of winning on all three cards, with one judge scoring 115-113 and two others scoring 116-112.
It was a sweet victory for Ugas, who was awarded the WBA title earlier this year after Pacquiao was stripped of his belt by the sanctioning body for inaction.
The defeat is almost certain to renew doubts about Pacquiao’s future in the sport, having won 72 fights in the 26 years since 1995.
However, Pacquiao may have some complaints about the eighth defeat of his illustrious career.
Although the Filipino was on the offensive throughout, advancing with a flurry of punches from the opening round, some of his strikes hurt Ugas, who cleverly used his advantages in reach and height to frustrate Pacquiao.
Meanwhile, Ugas continued to score runs with crisp punches that often shoved Pacquiao back on his heels.
Ugas’ shock left reply caused problems for Pacquiao, and he repeatedly did damage with a series of powerful rights.
After a cage opening round, Ugas quickly reinvented himself in the middle round, stunning Pacquiao with a left-right combination in fifth and finishing sixth with another hard right.
A T-Mobile crowd of 17,438 tried to rally Pacquiao with chants of “Many, Manny”, but the number of Filipino fans steadily declined as the rounds went on.
Pacquiao, with a cluster of red markings on his cheek and forehead, a testament to Ugas’ growing effectiveness, continued to come forward as he demanded a big round to change the color of the competition.
But Ugas was undeniable, and after landing a double left jab and a right hook in quick succession in the 10th, he once again tackled the defensive Pacquiao, before closing in to win the final round. had done.
In his first fight after a two-year absence from the ring, Pacquiao was made to look every bit younger in his 42 years. Ugas Dominated to maintain dominance with stinging jabs and cleaner punching wba Welterweight Belt.
Ugas, 35, was introduced earlier this month as the eight-division world champion’s original rival. Errol Spence Jr. The eye was injured during training.
But the defending champions brilliantly capitalized on their chances of winning on all three cards, with one judge scoring 115-113 and two others scoring 116-112.
It was a sweet victory for Ugas, who was awarded the WBA title earlier this year after Pacquiao was stripped of his belt by the sanctioning body for inaction.
The defeat is almost certain to renew doubts about Pacquiao’s future in the sport, having won 72 fights in the 26 years since 1995.
However, Pacquiao may have some complaints about the eighth defeat of his illustrious career.
Although the Filipino was on the offensive throughout, advancing with a flurry of punches from the opening round, some of his strikes hurt Ugas, who cleverly used his advantages in reach and height to frustrate Pacquiao.
Meanwhile, Ugas continued to score runs with crisp punches that often shoved Pacquiao back on his heels.
Ugas’ shock left reply caused problems for Pacquiao, and he repeatedly did damage with a series of powerful rights.
After a cage opening round, Ugas quickly reinvented himself in the middle round, stunning Pacquiao with a left-right combination in fifth and finishing sixth with another hard right.
A T-Mobile crowd of 17,438 tried to rally Pacquiao with chants of “Many, Manny”, but the number of Filipino fans steadily declined as the rounds went on.
Pacquiao, with a cluster of red markings on his cheek and forehead, a testament to Ugas’ growing effectiveness, continued to come forward as he demanded a big round to change the color of the competition.
But Ugas was undeniable, and after landing a double left jab and a right hook in quick succession in the 10th, he once again tackled the defensive Pacquiao, before closing in to win the final round. had done.
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