(April 16, 2022) Errol Spence Jr. navigated treacherous waters on Saturday night to pick up a third welterweight title. The IBF and WBC welterweight champion showed his greatness against WBA champion Yordenis Ugás, battling back from early adversity to stop Ugás in the tenth round.
The remaining welterweight title not in Spence’s possession belongs to WBO titleholder Terence Crawford, who was an interested observer on Saturday, Tweeting his reaction to the Spence victory. Spence made clear his preference for his next opponent.
“Everybody knows who I want next,” Spence said. “I want Terence Crawford. That’s the fight that I want. That’s the fight everybody else wants. Like I said, I’m going to get these straps then go over there and take his too. Terence I’m coming for that belt!”
Spence had to overcome some harsh conditions courtesy of Ugás to get to this point. After Ugás hurt Spence in the sixth, knocking his mouthpiece out with an uppercut, Spence of DeSoto, Texas, stormed back to hurt Ugás repeatedly to the body and eye. By the tenth round, Ugás’ right eye was completely shut when referee Laurence Cole stopped the contest for the second time to allow the ringside physician to inspect the damage.
Unlike earlier, the doctor advised Cole to stop the bout at 1:44 of the tenth round, giving Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) a resounding victory, a third welterweight belt, and perhaps the greatest triumph of his still accumulating career following a 17-month layoff after corrective surgery to his left eye forced him to pull out of a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
“I feel sad,” Ugás said. “I trained really hard for this fight. All my respect to Errol Spence. He’s a great champion. I’m just sad about what happened tonight. The referee stopped the fight, but I wanted to keep going to the end. I definitely had a chance to win the fight in the sixth round, but he recuperated well. Congratulations to him and his team.”
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22 Comments
Ugas vs Crawford would be amazing Crawford hasn't fought anyone of ugas caliber tbh besides a done up Shawn porter lol
So rigged did Ugas even throw punches ?
i can just imagine what spence could’ve done to pacquiao had the fight taken place
The truth…
Spence really started wildin on Ugas because he thought he knocked his teeth out 😂
Did ugas throw the fight???
Real talk. Spence beat a guy that beat Pacquiao. He dominated. Spence is the real deal.
The commentators just threw around the word hurt lol
2.8M
I wish they can FINALLY make a broadcasting option of no commentary. I don’t watch ANY EVENT to listen to cheerleading grown men.
I just want to watch the FIGHTS/GAME.
If yall think Crawford gonna stand like Ugas. 😂 Its over for Spence
Spence be playin cuh😂😂😂
Crawford isn't going to stand infront of him with his hands over his head like that lol
Bud crawford tested his new mouthpiece. It didn't come out 😂
Spence is too slow
😂😂 Bud is the boogyman now😂😂
Bud was probably salivating when he saw this fight and was really happy when Spence was able to win vs Ugas.
But now the accident is a factor when he gets washed 😂😂
Now we know why he got cracked by Crawford
Was Spence weight drained for this 147 fight?
Spence is so overrated no defense
WhY Ugas Stopped? He had himmm