Spence Shines in Unification Bout

Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr seems to save his best performances for his homecoming fights at AT&T Stadium, back in March of 2019 he threw a virtuosos performance against Mikey Garcia, shouting out the four-division world champion, then in his last fight came back and defeat Danny "Swift" Garcia in December of 2020, coming off of the horrific car accident. He pulled off the trifecta and stopped Yordenis Ugas via 10th round TKO when referee Laurence Cole waived the fight off due to Ugas having his right eye swollen completely shut and later admitted he could not see out of the eye. 

After an epic ring walk accompanied by Southside Da Realist the night got off to a less than spectacular start for the South Dallas native he seemed hurt by a body shot and likely lost the first round to the fired-up Cuban world champion. However, the momentum quickly shifted, as a motivated and courageous Ugas took a stylistic risk by standing in with the hard-hitting and freakishly strong Spence Jr. Ugas battled valiantly and had plenty of moments but it was the southpaw from Texas who was clearly getting the best of it as he opened up a lead on the scorecards going into the sixth round. The round in which Ugas did his best work Errol Spence Jr. Stunning the Texan multiple times a right hand from Ugas knocked Spence's mouthpiece, Spence after having his bell rung by the shot looked for his mouthpiece as Ugas guy in landing left hand followed by a right that sent the Spence reeling into the ropes and perhaps could have ruled a knockdown as it did appear that the ropes helped keep Spence on his feet. The sequence of events appeared to wake Spence up who rallied late in the round and then regained control of the fight the next round and put together a dominant round in the eighth banging away on the inside and rocking Ugas with uppercuts and left hands a round so one-sided two of the judges scored it 10-8 in favor of Spence without a knockdown. The now brutal one-sided beatdown came to an end at 1:44. Cole sent Ugas to the corner to be examined by the doctor for a second time and this time the doc instructed Cole to waive the bout off. 

It was the first fight back for "The Truth"  after a 16-month layoff due to an eye injury that forced him out of a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao last summer. Ugas's trainer Ismael Salas claimed Spence wasn't the same fighter following the car wreck and the injury. Salas was correct it wasn't the same Spence, it was actually a much better Spence and Spence is going to have to be this version if he is going to fight WBO champ Terence Crawford next who he directly called out following the Ugas victory. A victorious Crawford explained  “I want Terence Crawford next. That’s the fight I want, that’s the fight everybody else wants. I’ve got these straps, I’m gonna go take his s**t, too.”

No Sweat Spence and Ugas on Weight

No Sweat Spence-Ugas are on Weight

We've got ourselves a fight WBC/IBF Welterweight kingpin Errol "The Truth" Spence of Desoto, and WBA crown holder Yordenis Ugas from Miami, Florida by way of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, both easily made weight ahead of Saturday's unification fight that takes place at World AT&T stadium. The fight will unify three-quarters of the welterweight gold with just the WBO belt outstanding which is held by Terence Crawford and has been since 2018.

The weight went smoothly no major outbursts, no major trash talking, no pushing or shoving just two, toned and calmed professionals who take care of business made weight and faced off, and appear in outstanding shape. The fight will be aired on Showtime PPV and PPV.com for the price of $74.99 and starts at 8PM CST.

The South Dallas native will enter the fight a massive betting favorite. Errol Spence Jr he will be a -450 favorite while Ugas will enter the ring roughly at +350. Meaning a $100 bet on Ugas to win will make you $350 and it will take a $450 bet to make $100. The oddsmakers are extremely confident that Spence will unify the belts and pick up the victory in front of his home crowd tomorrow night. Spence repeated that confidence saying “I’m the best in the division. I’m making a statement come Saturday night. I want the knockout. I’m gonna get the knockout. I’m gonna get his belt and after that, it’s time to be undisputed champion of the world and I’m going after (WBO titleholder) Terence Crawford after I get through Ugas.”

Suggesting that a long-awaited Spence-Crawford showdown could be realistic for later in 2022. It has long been one of if not the most demanded fight on boxing since 2018. A fight Spence appears to want. saying “It’s something that I’m definitely looking forward to and it’s something that I’m willing to work towards,” Spence said. “After I get past Ugas, it could be an easy fight to make. It just depends on stipulations between me and him. I’ll bend but I’m not going to break. I’ll take off my coat but I’m not going to give it to you. So, I think it could happen and I’m looking forward to that fight. I think it’s a legacy fight for him and myself.”

Errol Spence Media Day Workout

Desoto native and undefeated WBC/IBF Welterweight champ  Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr worked out in his home gym for the boxing media, World Class Boxing Gym which is owned by Spencer trainer Derrick James of Dallas. The media workout was to promote his April 16th fight at AT&T Stadium against WBA welterweight champ Yordenis Ugas . The fight is just over two weeks out and Spence said “I’m feeling good. I’m ready to go. This layoff was easier for me after the injury than after the accident because it was a lot less stress on my body. The fight will be shown live on Showtime PPV and will unify three-quarters of the welterweight brass. The one belt outstanding is the WBO belt that's owned by Terence Crawford. A fight between the long-reigning champ has long been demanded by the boxing world and is long overdue. With Crawford now a promotional free agent a fight seems very makeable.  A fight that Spence said "I am trying to get that fight done, but that only way could be done is if I beat Ugas, and that's why I am 100%  focused. 

This is the first fight back for the Desoto native since he had surgery to repair a retinal detachment/break. He was scheduled to fight Pacquiao at the time of the injury and was forced to pull out of the fight. Ugas was plugged in as the replacement and he upset the legendary former eight-division world champion. So eight months later Spence gets to fight for the same belt but against a different champ. Spence's trainer, Derrick James suggested Ugas may bring an even bigger challenge than Pacquiao citing his intelligence. "His athleticism,  but he's really intellectual  he's a very smart fighter: and saying "he's a mixture of old school boxing, which is counter punching and slickness and also has skills and athleticism" 

This will be the second consecutive time that Spence will be fighting in AT&T Stadium and the third time in four fights. He fought Danny Garcia at the Stadium back in December of 2020 and fought Mikey Garcia there in March of 2019. He has fought in Texas a total of seven times and this will be his sixth time-fighting in the DFW. For Ugas it will be the second time fighting in the Lone Star State. His only other time fighting in Texas was back in 2018 when he fought at The Star in Frisco. He scored a second-round TKO over an overmatched Jonathan Batista in what amounted to a tune-up fight on the undercard of Spence-Ocampo.