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Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas: Stats and Stakes
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
What’s the old song line about not getting what we want but still getting what we need?
Despite the loss of Errol Spence-Manny Pacquiao, what fans needed on short notice was for Pacquiao not to lose a precious date late in his career and for the date to be filled with a serious opponent (Fox PP Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas: I Smell An Upset!
By Albert Benson , NowBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao is fighting this weekend and he is taking on a late replacement opponent because Errol Spence Jr. suffered an eye injury in training camp and was forced to pull out of the fight.
The man who will step up to the plate is WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas, a tough Read Full Story >>> John Riel wants Nonito
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS — John Riel Casimero would prefer taking on Nonito Donaire so his targeted duel with Japanese Naoya Inoue would be for all the marbles in the bantamweight division.
Casimero holds the World Boxing Organization 118-lb title while Donaire has the World Boxing Council jewels.
Inoue do Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao amazingly holds his own against Father Time
By Sam Gordon, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — He may be 42. Grizzled by 26 years of professional boxing and another 11 as a politician in his beloved Philippines.
But when fighting Filipino Sen. Manny Pacquiao steps in the ring inside West Hollywood’s famed Wild Card Boxing Club opposite longtime trainer Freddie Read Full Story >>> All set for battle: Manny Pacquiao, Yordenis Ugas make weight
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas were both on target at the scale on Friday (Saturday, Manila time), setting the tone for their WBA welterweight title showdown at the T-Mobile Arena.
Ugas, 35, and the defending champion from Cuba, tipped in exactly at the welterweight limit of 147 l Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas, Undercard Weigh-In Results From Las Vegas
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS – Yordenis Ugas towered over Manny Pacquiao the afternoon before the biggest fight of Ugas’ career.
The 5-feet-9 Ugas stands nearly four inches taller than Pacquiao, who has fared well against significantly bigger opponents throughout his career. The 42-year-old Pacquiao is still li Read Full Story >>> NEW CHAMPION CROWNED AT RISING STARS EVENT
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Hasibullah Ahmadi was crowned the WBC Asia featherweight champion following an incredible #RisingStars event took place at the Conrad Hotel on Friday, with a number of sensational fights on the c Read Full Story >>> Boxeo Telemundo Season Finale: Martillo Contreras v. Cesar Juarez,War-ez
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Miami, Fla: Boxeo Telemundo closes their Summer series next Friday, August 27, with the main event that many believe will be an all-out war. WBA Fedecentro Champion Dennis " El Martillo" Contreras (24-10-1-22 KO's) has re Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: PACQUIAO - 146 LBS, UGAS - 147 LBS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS -- At a weigh in held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for tomorrow’s huge fight at the T-Mobile Arena one can easily see what the Covid-19 pandemic has done.
For one, the usual huge crowd that gives the Read Full Story >>> Ageless Manny ready
By Nick Giongco, Daily Tribune, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS — Looking at the way Manny Pacquiao has been throwing those lightning-quick combinations these days, you would think you’ve traveled back in time 12 or 15 years ago when he was in his mid-to-late 20s.
“Have you noticed any changes in me?” Pacquiao said during one training day.
Read Full Story >>> Why Ugas is called 54 Miracles
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS. It’s an unusual moniker but WBA welterweight super champion Yordenis Ugas likes to be called 54 Miracles. “My best friend (Aroldis Chapman) wears No. 54 for the New York Yankees so I wear it every t Read Full Story >>> Split-T Management's WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Kali Reis Defends Title Tonight
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
NEW YORK (August 20, 2021) -TONIGHT! at the Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California, Split-T Management's Kali Reis will make the first defense of her WBA Super Lightweight world title when she takes on Diana Prazak in Read Full Story >>> UNDEFEATED GABRIELA FUNDORA BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT IN TIJUANA
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Tijuana (August 20, 2021) – 19-year-old female fighting sensation Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (2-0) will return to action tomorrow night in Tijuana, taking on Mexico’s Karol Mazariegos (1-0-1, 1 Read Full Story >>> Chester Neil Reyes Wins FIDE Online World Cadets, Qualify for Knockout stage
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
MANILA, Philippines---Chester Neil Reyes produced impressive results at the FIDE Online Rapid World Cadets & Youth online chess championship Open 16 and under virtually held at Tornelo Platform to earn berths at the knock out stage.
The 89th seed Reyes (Elo 1837), incoming Grade 11 pupil of Nazar Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao is the last of a dying breed
By Andreas Hale, SportingNews.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
This probably isn’t the way that Manny Pacquiao pictured his prolific career coming to an end.
Unlike most fighters, Pacquiao wanted to end his career against the toughest opponent he could find. And for a man just a few months shy of turning 43 years of age, that’s abnormal. While a majority Read Full Story >>> Why I’m picking Manny Pacquiao in a decision over Yordenis Ugas
By Jerry Izenberg, nj.com, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
LAS VEGAS — Miguel de Cervantes wrote “Don Quixote” at 57. Shakespeare produced “The Two Noble Kinsmen” at 49. And Frank Sinatra played an iconic Madison Square Garden concert at 59.
So, age is just a number.
Right?
But none of the above was ever asked to reach for glory while som Read Full Story >>> Legacies at stake in Ugas-Pacquiao welterweight title bout
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Becoming world champion doesn’t guarantee fighters riches and fame. With the abundance of titles, thanks to multiple sanctioning bodies overseeing boxing, the championship belt often loses its sparkle.
But getting the opportunity to face one of boxing’s few crossover attractions and capitaliz Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao fights on in the eternal twilight of his career
By Tony Paige, New York Daily News, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
This is how screwy boxing has become.
In Manny Pacquiao’s last fight in July 2020, he decisioned undefeated WBA “Super” welterweight boss Keith Thurman for his latest title. Thurman was 30 and Pacquiao was 40, making him the oldest welterweight champ ever.
Then WBA in its infinite wisdom Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas preview: Can Ugas pull off the short notice upset?
By Lucas Bourdon , Bloody Elbow, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) returns to action this weekend, two years after his last victory over Keith Thurman. Pacquiao was originally supposed to fight WBC and IBF champion Errol Spence Jr (27-0, 21 KOs) but a retinal tear forced Spence to withdraw. WBA titlist Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) of Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: “If You’re Fighting A Right Handed Fighter But Now It Switches To A Southpaw, It’s Getting Hard For Me, I Would Think Twice”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Sat, 21 Aug 2021
After spending numerous months prepping to take on Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao was taken aback when he was given the news.
The current unified welterweight champion was forced to pull out of their August 21st, showdown due to a torn/detached retina in his left eye. Immediately taking his pla Read Full Story >>>
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