Pacquiao vs Ugas LIVE result: Stream, latest updates, how to watch online and undercard results

Concern was raised at the weigh-in yesterday that Ugas is suffering from an injury to his left bicep. There did appear to be significant swelling on the Cuban’s arm and conspiracy theorists have pointed to the fact that the 35-year-old would hardly want to withdraw from a once in a lifetime opportunity and the huge purse that comes with it. Will it have an impact on the bout? We’ll find out very shortly.

Pacquiao claimed the WBA welterweight title when he defeated Thurman, however, he was ultimately stripped of the belt due to inactivity. It’s now held by Ugas, who’s won his last three bouts since losing via split decision against Shawn Porter in March 2019, and it will be on the line tonight after both fighters comfortably made the 147lbs limit.

That draws an end to the undercard action. Next up, our main event. Manny Pacquiao, one of boxing’s true living legends, returns to the ring for the first time since defeating Keith Thurman Jr in July 2019.

Guerrero wins a narrow unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 96-94. That was probably the fair result, with the 38-year-old’s output snappier, particularly in the first half of the bout. At this stage of his career, though, another tilt at the top of the welterweight division would be a near-impossible and outright reckless aspiration.

The final bell rings and the bout is, somewhat mercifully, over. After a really exciting opening, the quality rapidly dipped as the energy drained from the two veterans and we’ll head to the judges scorecards.

Ortiz seems to have more life left in his legs in the ninth round, with Guerrero’s volume fading. Nothing lands of major note, though, with the punches scrappy and a lot of clinching. We’re heading into the tenth and final round now. It’s been a tricky one to judge and it could still come down to this final three minutes.

It seems destined to remain a scrappy contest, although Ortiz lands two clean punches that should be enough to nick the seventh round. Guerrero’s left eye is almost closed completely due to swelling, with the pair both continuing to use their heads in the clinches. Their energy is draining rapidly.

It’s fast-descending into a very scrappy contest after that exhilarating start. The pair are both tiring, using their heads on the inside and finding it hard to lend anything of truly high quality. Guerrero’s father, who is also his trainer, urges his son to use his speed and dart in and out rather than roughhousing in the centre of the ring.

The pair are locked on the inside once again, throwing relentlessly and testing each other’s defences at close range. As the end of the round nears, both appear to be feeling the pace but Guerrero, whose left eye is starting to swell, is unleashing a higher volume of punches, and they appear just that bit sharper, too.

It’s another all guns blazing round with the pair trading shots at will in the third. Ortiz is warned for using his head before suffering a cut to his own eye that will require work in the corner. A difficult round to judge but Guerrero’s output should have done enough to clinch it.