Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas LIVE: Latest updates, result and reaction tonight
Follow all the fallout from the main-event title fight
Errol Spence Jr added another welterweight title to his collection by stopping Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night.
Spence Jr, 32, retained the WBC and IBF belts at 147lbs while simultaneously taking his Cuban opponent’s WBA Super title. Prior to Saturday night’s main event, it had been 16 months since Spence Jr competed, with the American having beaten compatriot Danny Garcia via decision in December 2020 before going on to have surgery on his eye. That fight took place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where this Saturday’s headline bout was also staged. The 35-year-old Ugas (27-5, 12 knockouts), meanwhile, last fought in August, outpointing icon Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
The Cuban could not replicate that statement win, however, as he fell victim to Spence’s vicious and varied offence in front of a roaring Texas crowd. Though Ugas was spirited throughout, he began to wilt physically as the fight progressed. His best moment came with a one-two in the sixth round, when a distracted Spence expected the referee to retrieve his mouthguard. The punches sent the American staggering against the ropes, but Spence went on to produce his best work, causing Ugas’ right eye to swell significantly as the rounds passed by. Ultimately the injury led the official to call a stop to the action in the 10th round, ensuring a TKO victory for Spence Jr, the southpaw thus remaining unbeaten (28-0, 22 KOs) as he targets a unification clash with Terence Crawford.
Re-live round-by-round updates from Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas this evening.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Champion Baumgardner, 27, is 11-1 (7 KOs), while challenger Matthysse, 41, is 17-11-1 (1 KO).
Benn vs Van Heerden
Next up, Alycia Baumgardner and Edith Soledad Matthysse clash with the WBC women’s super-featherweight title on the line, as well as the IBO belt.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Jack Cullen def. Vladimir Belujsky via decision (80-72).
As expected! A good response by the Briton after his stoppage loss last time out.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 8
Cullen’s corner is calling for him to go for the finish in this final round.
Twice the Briton catches Belujsky with big shots to the head, and both times the Slovak wobbles but survives!
We’ll go to the judges’ scorecards.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 7
Belujsky’s hands are low and so is his jaw. He’s breathing heavily.
He musters some clean hooks to the body but without too much power.
Meanwhile, Cullen is looking sharper and sharper by the minute.
He mixes up his offence while backing up the Slovak, and shows good head movement to evade Belujsky’s tired counter punches.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 6
Cullen produces his best round of the fight so far.
The Briton alternates between slick jabs and some short right hooks upstairs, two of which buckle the legs of Belujsky.
Perhaps Cullen doesn’t sense it on either occasion, as he backs off both times...
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 5
Heavy right and left hooks to the body by Belujsky.
Cullen backs him up against the ropes and the pair trade left hooks to one another’s heads.
Another left hook to the head from Belujsky. Cullen responds with a tidy jab.
Cullen takes some more big hooks to give some, before firing off more clean jabs.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 4
More jab-heavy work from Cullen. He looks a little hesitant, perhaps as he was stopped last time out.
Belujsky hasn’t adapted his approach much, but it does result in him landing a big right hand down the pipe!
It’s a clean one-two from the Slovak late in the round.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 3
Cullen targets the body of Belujsky nicely with some intermittent jabs.
Belujsky is loading up too much on his shots in this round – big single punches – and he walks back to his corner with effort at the end of the frame.
Benn vs Van Heerden
Cullen vs Belujsky – Round 2
This round, Cullen is more positive in pressing forward and working behind his jab.
He’s again caught by a fierce right hook from Belujsky, which almost renders the Briton’s guard completely useless.
Cullen uses the jab to set up another left hook to the body in a better round for him.
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