MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main event below. Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) starts at 9 p.m. ET, with Spence and Ugas likely to take the walk closer to midnight. Ugas scored the biggest victory of his career in August 2021, climbing in a short time to beat the inimitable Pacquiao (watch the highlights). He had come in for Spence that night, but with the eye of “The Truth’s” fully repaired, it was time to crown a three-time 147-pound champion. Showtime’s main PPV card will also see Lightweight bruiser Isaac Cruz face faded star Yuriorkis Gamboa, undefeated Jose Valenzuela face former champion Francisco Vargas and Cody Crowley shake hands with Josesito Lopez on something he could is an absolute slugfest.
IBF / WBC / WBA Welterweight Championship “Super”: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Jordan Hugas
Round one: Both men pierce the body to get started. Spence tries a combination. No man has committed to much so far. Spence is looking for a shot in the body. In half. He is the busiest of the two with his jab. Shot against body by Hugas. Spence body combo, top right of Ugas. Nice body shot lands for Ugas and one left at the exit. 10-9 Ugas. Round two: Premature piercings by Spence, clinch. Hugas sneaks in right down. Spence busier so far this round. Sending 1-2 d. The right hand catches Spence at the exit. Again. 1-2 in the middle for Spence. They exchange body shots inside. Big lead directly from Ugas. Spence digs a left down. Hard left. Tighten. Spence’s Long combo produces some body shots. 10-9 Spence. 19-19. Third round: Spence, with a lot of decent work inside, tries to leave. The counter that left was met by a Ugas body shot. Good exchange, heavy left by Spence as Ugas goes to the body. Big left by Spence and an uppercut separates the guard. Shots on the body, in exchange for right hands by Ugas. More to the left by Spence. In half. Ugas was cautioned because he pushed his head down, landing shortly afterwards. Spence responds with a series of body shots. The Ugas left hook, good internal strife from both. Spence splits the guard with a left, Ugas returns with a combo. Great rights are attached to him. Spence marks his body in return. 10-9, 29-28 Spence. Round four: Spence continues to be the busiest of the two. Good exchange in the center ring. Short uppercuts land. High-low double left. Spence continues the good work of the body. Ugas tries to answer the break or land on big exchanges, but Spence’s net activity creates all sorts of problems. Inner fights by Spence halfway. Warned of low blows. Trading piercings, tight hooks for Ugas. Body shots are connected. Better body work than Ugas. He did a good job late that round. 10-9 Hugas in swing round, 38-38. Round five: Heavy shots on the body by Spence to start. Spence once again controls the early transition with activity, landing on the body and head regularly. Great job on the body and an uppercut behind it. Another slick uppercut inside. In half. Spence chews him face to face. Ugas tries to answer with his kind. Shots and uppercuts pile up for Spence. Hugas tears down a right staircase in return. There is a decent combination upstairs and a palm on the right. Counter uppercut. Spence with another body shot and uppercut. 10-9, 48-47 Spence. Round six: Spence returns immediately to the interior and goes to work on the body. Ugas is a game of hell, but Spence protects it at close range. Unwavering rights from Ugas hit Spence’s mouthpiece. the referee seems to be intercepting, but he does not allow Ugas to hit Spence 1-2. Now they pause to take back his mouthpiece. In half. There is a tough line from Ugas as Spence returns to chew him in the pocket. The good uppercut by Ugas responded in kind. 10-9, 58-56 Spence. Round seven: Spence continues to move away from close range. It puts a lot behind these body shots. Nice uppercut seems to be hurting Ugas and Spence tries to get hold of him, losing an attempt to tighten it. Heavy shots from Spence around the guard. In half. Ugas’s eye is not in great shape. Ugas seems to have his mind set on him, but Spence just keeps coming in and tearing the middle. The heavy combination from Ugas responded to its kind. Spence picks him up with more shots from close range to the bell. 10-9, 68-65 Spence. Round eight: Upper cuts and body shots continue to land for Spence. The ugly lower left has Ugas retreating. Ref comes on to warn Spence again about low hits. Spence is really looking for murder with these shots. In half. Malicious left by Spence. It tears the head and the body. The referee stops in the middle of a Spence combination to check the doctor on Ugas’s swollen eye. Ugas understands everything, but Spence returns immediately to expose him. Hard left around the guard. Ugas returns with a right-hander. 10-8 Spence without knockdown, 78-73. Round nine: Round ten: Round eleven: Round twelve: Final result: For more on “Spence vs. Ugas” and other boxing related events, click here.
