Manny Pacquiao took on Yordenis Ugas for the WBA World welterweight title at the jam-packed T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pac-Man and the Cuban boxer fought 12 rounds of war and as a result, the fans got to watch an epic showdown between the two welterweights.
Speaking about the fight, Yordenis Ugas dominated the entire bout against Manny Pacquiao. Hence the judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of Ugas, and as a result, the Cuban boxer was declared the winner via unanimous decision. This was 54 milagros‘ first title defense after winning the WBO welterweight belt in January 2021.
Moving on, let’s take a look at how the fight went down. Manny Pacquiao controlled the pace of the fight in the first round and attempted a lot of jabs while closing the distance. Consequently, he won the first round and it looked like a tough day at the office for Ugas. However, the Cuban boxer used his reach advantage to the fullest in the rest of the fight to display his worth as a champion.
Yordenis took control of the fight from round two and out-landed the Filipino to dominate the fight. Although the fight looked close until the sixth round as it looked like Pac-Man had won a couple of rounds in the first six rounds of the fight. However, after the sixth round, Ugas displayed his class as he completely dominated Manny with his slick counters and jab to win the majority of the rounds. Therefore Yordenis Ugas completely outclassed Mannydeclared in the bout and was rightly declared as the winner via unanimous decision.
Will Manny Pacquiao retire after his loss against Yordenis Ugas?
The main question after the conclusion of the fight was will Manny Pacquiao retire after getting dominated and losing his fight against Yordenis Ugas for the welterweight title. Owing to the fact, that the Filipino had hinted few days before that this fight could probably be his last fight in his professional boxing career.
Consequently, the interviewer questioned Manny Pacquiao regarding his future in boxing. To which Pac-Man replied, “I don’t know”. He further added that “Let me rest first and relax and make a decision if I continue to fight.”
The Philippine boxer also explained the reason for his poor performance against Ugas in the post-fight interview. “It was a hard time, making an adjustment about his style and I think that was the problem for me because I didn’t make an adjustment.”
In the end, he thanked all the fans who arrived to witness his epic showdown against Yordenis Ugas. Hence it is not clear whether this was Pac-Man’s last fight in his pro career. Therefore it will be interesting to know about the future of Manny Pacquiao.
