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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugás

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugás
DateApril 16, 2022
VenueAT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, and IBF welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Errol Spence Jr. Yordenis Ugás
Nickname "The Truth" "54 Milagros"
("54 Miracles")
Hometown Dallas, Texas, U.S. Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Pre-fight record 27–0 (21 KO) 27–4 (12 KO)
Age 32 years, 1 month 35 years, 9 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Weight 146+1⁄4 lb (66 kg) 146+3⁄4 lb (67 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBC and IBF
Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 WBA (Super)
Welterweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 3 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Spence Jr. wins via 10th round TKO

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugás was a professional boxing match contested on April 16, 2022, for the WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight championship.[1]

Background

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On May 21, 2021, it was reported that unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao had signed contracts to face each other on August 21 in Las Vegas.[2][3][4] However, on August 10, Spence was forced to pull out, after suffering a retinal tear to his left eye. He was replaced by WBA champion Yordenis Ugás[5] who defeated Pacquiao by unanimous decision.[6]

After successfully defending his title against Pacquiao, Ugás petitioned the WBA for a special permit to bypass a mandatory defense against Eimantas Stanionis in order to face a recovered Spence in a unification bout.[7] This was denied by the WBA on October 20 who stated that: "...we are in special circumstances to resolve extraordinary situations, such as the champion reduction in every division to have only one champion". Accordingly, Ugás and Stanionis were given a 30-day period to negotiate the terms of their bout.[8] As they were unable to come to terms, a purse bid was ordered for December 9, with a minimal bid of $200,000. The winning bid would be split 75/25 in favor of Ugas as the reigning titlist.[9] On December 19, WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr. confirmed that Stanionis was willing to step aside and such Spence-Ugás could go ahead.[10]

The bout was officially announced on February 8, 2022 and was scheduled to headline a Showtime pay per view card on April 16 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[11][12] Stanionis would face WBA regular titleholder Radzhab Butaev on the undercard.

The fight

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Spence won the fight by a tenth-round technical knockout. The fight was stopped on the advice of the ringside physician, due to Ugás’ severely swollen right eye. Spence was leading on all three of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with scores of 88–82, 88–82 and 88–83.[13]

Spence landed 216 of 784 (27.6%) punches thrown compared to Ugás landing 96 of 541 (17.7%).[14]

Aftermath

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Speaking after bout Spence said "Everybody knows who I want next; I want Terence Crawford next. That's the fight that I want; that's the fight everybody else wants. Terence, I'm coming for that motherfucking belt."[15]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[16]

Weight class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight United States Errol Spence Jr. (c) def. Cuba Yordenis Ugás (c) TKO 10/12 1:44 Note 1
Lightweight Mexico Isaac Cruz def. Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO 5/10 1:32 Note 2
Lightweight United States José Valenzuela def. Mexico Francisco Vargas KO 1/10 1:25 Note 3
Welterweight Canada Cody Crowley def. United States Josesito López UD 10/10
Welterweight Lithuania Eimantas Stanionis def. Russia Radzhab Butaev (c) SD 12/12 Note 4
Light welterweight United States Brandun Lee def. Puerto Rico Zachary Ochoa UD 10/10

^Note1 For WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF welterweight titles
^Note2 For vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
^Note3 For vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title
^Note4 For WBA (Regular) welterweight title

Broadcasting

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The bout was broadcast live on Showtime, on pay-per-view.[17]

Country Broadcaster
 Panama Telemetro
 United States Showtime

References

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  1. ^ "Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas Officially Announced For Showtime PPV".
  2. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (2021-05-21). "Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr official for August 21 on PPV". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "Pacquiao and Spence Jr sign contract for super fight on August 21 in Las Vegas". talkSPORT. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ^ Pacquiao, Manny [@MannyPacquiao] (2021-05-21). "Pacquiao-Spence announcement" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-05-22 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Benson, Michael [@MichaelBensonn] (2021-08-10). "Errol Spence has suffered a retinal tear in his left eye and been ruled out of his fight with Manny Pacquiao on Aug 21st" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-08-10 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Christ, Scott (2021-08-22). "Should Manny Pacquiao retire following his loss to Yordenis Ugas?". Bad Left Hook. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ^ Lozada, Bong (22 August 2021). "Yordenis Ugas wants Errol Spence next". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ Donovan, Jake (20 October 2021). "WBA Denies Special Permit Request By Ugas To Bypass Mandatory Defense Versus Stanionis". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ Donovan, Jake (26 November 2021). "Ugas-Stanionis: WBA Schedules Purse Bid Hearing, December 9 In Miami". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ Christ, Scott (19 December 2021). "Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas now approved by WBA, unification fight expected in early 2022". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  11. ^ Idec, Keith (8 February 2022). "Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas Official For April 16 At AT&T Stadium, Pay-Per-View". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ^ Idec, Keith (9 February 2022). "Spence-Ugas: Showtime To Distribute Pay-Per-View Fight April 16 From AT&T Stadium". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ Baby, Ben (17 April 2022). "Errol Spence Jr., Isaac Cruz score TKO victories in flawless performances". espn.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  14. ^ Compubox (17 April 2022). "Errol Spence vs. Yordenis Ugas -CompuBox Punch Stats". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  15. ^ Mike Coppinger (17 April 2022). "Errol Spence Jr. stops Yordenis Ugas in 10th to unify titles, calls for Terence Crawford next". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  16. ^ "BoxRec - event".
  17. ^ Brookhouse, Brent. "Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas: Fight card, date, odds, PPV price, location, rumors, complete guide".
Preceded by Errol Spence Jr.'s bouts
16 April 2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Yordenis Ugás's bouts
16 April 2022 		Succeeded by
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