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WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) will step up and replace an injured Errol Spence Jr against Manny Pacquiao in a legacy-defining fight on less than two weeks’ notice. Having discovered he had a torn retina during a pre-fight medical exam in Las Vegas yesterday, Spence flew back home today and will have surgery to repair the tear tomorrow. Continue reading “Errol Spence Jr suffers retinal eye tear, WBA champ Yordenis Ugas to fight Pacquiao”
After a 25-month layoff, former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao will next face unbeaten WBC, IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr in a compelling battle this August with plenty up for grabs beyond the latter’s two belts.
Continue reading “Dare to be great: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr set for August 21”
A deal and terms on both sides were agreed for Terence Crawford to make his latest WBO welterweight world title defence against all-time great eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao on June 5 in an ESPN PPV from Saudi Arabia, but money expected by the Abu Dhabi government wasn’t issued by a specific deadline – according to Top Rank boss Bob Arum.
Continue reading “Bob Arum: Pacquiao-Crawford title bout fell through over money issues”
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Fresh from his sixth-round KO win over Sergey Lipinets on Saturday, blossoming welterweight contender Jaron Ennis (27-0, 25 KOs) knows while his latest victory was commendable, it probably hasn’t helped further aspirations of becoming a world champion by the beginning of 2022 – he might have to become a mandatory challenger to one of the division’s titlists first. Continue reading “Patience is the key: Jaron Ennis looking ahead after impressive Lipinets win”
In the toughest test of his career so far, Vergil Ortiz Jr came through unscathed last weekend with a seventh-round TKO victory against former light welterweight title-holder Maurice Hooker before calling out WBO champion Terence Crawford ringside. Still only 22-years-old with a perfect 17-0 record, his flaws are being scrutinised – rather than his willingness to fight the best.
Continue reading “Vergil Ortiz Jr’s justified confidence needs to be championed, not rubbished”
During an eagerly-awaited unification bout, Errol Spence Jr won via split decision: 116-111, 112-115, 116-111 to retain his IBF belt while claiming the WBC world welterweight title against a relentless Shawn Porter at Staples Center in an enthralling Fight of the Year candidate. Continue reading “Errol Spence Jr beats Shawn Porter, unifying welterweight gold in memorable battle”
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