Continuing to do that opened Dirrell up and Benavidez made him pay with one huge shot after another. Unlike Wallin, Benavidez smelled blood in the water and continued to pounce. After a methodical showing the first half when he was stalking Dirrell, Benavidez let loose in the sixth round when a hard left hook opened a nasty gash over Dirrell's eye, which was reminiscent of Tyson Fury's cut a little over two weeks ago against Otto Wallin. David Benavidez back on top at 168 pounds. Benavidez capitalized in the most significant moment of his young career in the co-main event of Spence-Porter by stopping Anthony Dirrell to regain the WBC super-middleweight title. Spence bit down on his mouthpiece and showed what he's made of and deserves a place among the sport's pound-for-pound best in earning a split-decision victory to add the WBC title to his IBF belt.
He faced the high-caliber fighter many pundits felt was lacking from his resume. Pacquiao has been out of the ring for 25 months - the longest absence of his lengthy career - since he beat Keith Thurman by decision in 2019 to win one version of the WBA’s 147-pound title.If there were any questions about Spence, those could be put to rest now. I’ve had fights stolen from me, I’ve beaten tough opponents, and even though I have a challenge, I have confidence in myself.” Ever since I came back five years ago, I’ve overcome so much. I’m well aware that Pacquiao is the favorite, but at the same time, I’m a champion. This is the most important fight of my life. “I’m fighting not for the money, but for my legacy, for my country, for my own story that’s going to be told. After all, fighting Pacquiao is a career-defining opportunity for any fighter, let alone a late-career veteran who once took a two-year break from boxing and is still searching for recognition as a world-class welterweight despite his WBA belt. “When I found out I was going to fight against one of the best fighters in history, that just heightened the excitement for me.”įor the 35-year-old Ugás, the decision to switch opponents required much less careful consideration. “Once I found out I was fighting Pacquiao, I was excited, and then I just kept on training as if nothing was unusual,” Ugás said through an interpreter. Ugás was scheduled to make his first title defense against Fabian Maidana on the undercard in Las Vegas, but he got the call to replace Spence on the same day Maidana revealed he had a huge cut underneath his left eye, likely forcing him out of his fight with Ugás anyway. He can create more action in the ring, and the fans will love it.” “That’s the only thing, because Errol Spence is aggressive, and Ugas is also aggressive, so that’s good.
“The only adjustment I’m going to make for this fight is the southpaw versus righthanded,” Pacquiao said.
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Instead of preparing for the left-handed Spence, Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach are now getting ready for Ugás’ orthodox stance - but it’s nothing the 42-year-old Filipino congressman hasn’t seen before in his quarter-century as a professional boxer. Spence has a retinal tear that requires surgery, but he didn’t know about it until a prefight medical exam. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) didn’t hesitate to replace Spence with Yordenis Ugás (26-4, 12 KOs), the Cuban WBA welterweight champion, just 11 days before the pay-per-view show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “I’m not disappointed at all, because my hard work in training is not wasted,” Pacquiao said Wednesday. Instead, the former eight-division champion quickly found some right-handed sparring partners and went right back to work preparing for a new opponent on very short notice. dropped out less than two weeks before their Aug. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Manny Pacquiao could have postponed or canceled his boxing comeback when opponent Errol Spence Jr.
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