Errol Spence Jr. (27-0-0, 21 KOs) is the current WBC and IBF titlist. He is actually a survivor, after suffering an almost tragic car accident in October 2019. After defeating Danny Garcia in 2020, he was supposed to star in a mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao but a retinal detachment pulled him out of it. Despite being considered one of the best Pound for Pound fighters, his current shape is unknown as this is his first clash since December 2020.

While in the opposite corner, Yordenis Ugas (27-4-0, 12 KOs), the 54 Milagros, steps into the ring again as the fighter looking to shock the world. The Cuban proved he is capable of doing so after retiring the legendary Manny Pacquiao in 2021. The current WBA World Welterweight Champion could prevent Errol Spence and Terrence Crawford from finally making a fight that fans have been clamoring for for a long time.

Tim Bradley’s prediction for the Spence Jr vs Ugas fight

If there is one respected voice to give his point of view on the Welterweight division it is Timothy Bradley. The two-division World Champion was one of the most dominant fighters of the past decade, as his record of 33-2-1, 13 KOs, makes clear. Bradley has already indicated who he believes will win the clash between Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas.

“Spence will be the bigger and faster fighter, and he will be a stylistic nightmare for Ugas. Look for Spence to control the distance and stay behind his jab, not allowing Ugas to counter anything. Unless Ugas lands something big, I see Spence working the body throughout the 12 rounds and getting the unanimous decision win.” shared Tim Bradley in one of his participationsfor ESPN.

“If Spence can use his power and volume punching to make Ugas defensive-minded, he will beat him. Spence needs to throw combinations. Not one shot, not two shots, because that will give Ugas a chance to counter those shots. If he throws three or four crisp shots with technique, he will be able to neutralize much of Ugas’ offense. Spence wins this fight by stepping up to him, high offense, a lot of volume, especially to the body, catch and shoot. Keep Ugas, who has the shorter legs, off balance by constantly punching“, explainedthe Desert Storm.

The battle between Spence Jr. and Ugas puts at stake three of the four world belts in the Welterweight division. The Truth returns after a long absence ready to confirm that his best moments in the ring have not expired and to seek at all costs the victory to realize, then, the long-awaited war against Terrence Crawford, which would throw a new Undisputed World Champion.

Meanwhile, Yordenis Ugas boasts one of the accomplishments that only 8 fighters in boxing history have achieved: defeating the legendary Manny Pacquiao. In fact, his UD victory over the Pacman was the one that allowed him to become the WBA World Welterweight Champion and have the opportunity to collide against Errol Spence Jr.

The curious nickname of Yordenis Ugas: 54 Milagros (54 miracles)

In the recent era of boxing, the miracle nickname was spread by Daniel Jacobs, former Middleweight World Champion, known as the Miracle Man for beating the usually tragic cancer. However, Yordenis Ugas also uses the word but for a different reason.

It is a common story that countless Cuban athletes seek to anchor themselves in sports as an escape from the social and political situation in their country. Ugas was no exception and after being Olympic Medalist in Beijing 2008, he decided to escape from the island in a boat due to his precarious quality of life.

This led Ugas to separate indefinitely from his family, especially from his mother, Milagros. This is the first key to understand the story behind the nickname of the current WBA World Welterweight titlist. However, the story is complemented by another chapter that includes an intimate and fraternal bond with the MLB.

Yordenis Ugas, a die-hard MLB fan

After arriving in the United States, via Mexico, Yordenis Ugas began his professional career based on the good name he had earned during his time as an amateur. Everything was going great but a controversial loss in 2012 opened the door to a bad streak, which included a couple of other defeats, that caused him to leave professional boxing for two years.

Without the financial support of boxing, Ugas was left to fend for himself, but that’s when his guardian angel appeared: his compatriot Aroldis Chapman tucked him in every way, including financially, to help him overcome the depression he was plunged into after his series of failures in the ring.

Aroldis Chapman is one of the most respected pitchers in American baseball. He began his career with the Cincinnati Reds, but it was with the Chicago Cubs that he managed to win the World Series in 2016. Currently, he is part of the ranks of the emblematic New York Yankees.

In a question that every good MLB fan would know the answer to: what is Chapman’s dorsal number? Exactly, 54. Here is the second key to the story of Yordenis Ugas, who calls himself 54 Milagros in honor and homage to the two people who have supported him the most throughout not only his sports career, but his life itself: his mother Milagros and his great friend Aroldis Chapman.

The undefeated American, Errol Spence (considered by many to be one of the best pound for pound today) returns to the ring after a 2021 without activity. His last fight was against Danny Garcia on November 5, 2020, and on that occasion it was a unanimous decision victory for the American, who thus retained the WBC and IBF welterweight titles.

His rival will be none other than the great Yordenis Ugas, whose last fight (in which he was a replacement for Errol Spence, who was unable to fight due to a left eye injury) was against the legend Manny Pacquiao on August 21, 2021, whom he defeated in a unanimous decision in what would be the Filipino’s last professional fight.

Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas: Fight information

Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
Location:AT&T Stadium, Texas

Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas: Time by State in the US

ET: 9:00 PM
CT: 8:00 PM
MT: 7:00 PM
PT: 6:00 PM

Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas: Storylines and Head-to-Head

Errol Spence is undefeated in professionalism in 27 contested fights (27-0), and 21 of them ended before the limit, which means a KO percentage close to 80%. For that reason, there are not a few specialists who place them as one of the best pound for pound today (along with the Mexican Canelo Alvarez). For his part, Yordenis Ugas has a record in 31 fights of 27 wins (12 KO) and 4 losses. Other than not possessing high KO power, he has very good mobility and it will be interesting to see the clash of styles.

How to watch or live stream Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas in the US

This fight for the Spence‘s WBC and IBF welterweight titles and Ugas‘ WBA super welterweight title will take place today, April 16 at 9:00 PM (ET), with the main event expected around 11:30 PM (ET), can be watched in the United States on Showtime PPV.

Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas: Predictions and Odds

The Oddsmakers have a favorite for this fight. These are the odds according to BetMGM: Errol Spence is the favorite to take the victory with 1.18 odds, while 5.00 odds will be for the Yordenis Ugas’ victory. A tie would finish in a 21.00 payout.

Remember that if you live in New York, Las Vegas, Arizona, New Jersey, or any other state that allows regulated sports betting, you can bet on this fight as well as others boxing fights through BetMGM.

*Odds via BetMGM

The Truth stars in a bizarre phenomenon. He is considered one of the best Pound for Pound boxers in the world without having held any recent fight. That is another reason for the current WBC, and IBF World Welterweight titlist to do everything possible to convincingly defeat Ugas.

In front of Errol Spence Jr. (27-0-0, 21 KOs), is Yordenis Ugas (27-4-0, 12 KOs), one of the eight man that were capable of beating the legendary MannyPacquiao. Actually, thanks to his triumph against the Pacmanhe conquered the WBA World 154 pound belt who make him an attractive fighter to clash with Spence Jr.

Errol Spence Jr.’s new strategy to snatch the WBA Welterweight belt from Yordenis Ugas

The 32-year-old World Champion is confident in being ready to perform at his peak after a long leave of the ring due to a car-crash accident and a retina injury. Great minds think the same, it is said. Recently, the Pound for Pound king Canelo Alvarez revealed that he changed his nutrition plan to enhance his performance, and now it is Errol Spence Jr. the one who also improved his dietary habits to prove he is still at the top of boxing hill against Yordenis Ugas.

“I’m ready to fight come April 16th. I’m always smart in the ring, but I’m definitely gonna be a lot stronger with my new additions to camp… This is my first time, like, going all the way through with a nutritionist. They take care of you and make sure you’re drinking, you ask questions. It’s a good thing not having to rely on myself and rely on him to make work easy. All I gotta do is just focus on the fight and focus on training and working hard.”, said the American fighter in the Showtime series All Access.

There is main reason for Spence Jr. to have added a nutritionist to his team: “Weight has always been an issue for me. As I got older, you know, it gets a lot harder. So it’s been a real serious issue for me…In the old school, there’s the whole not drinking the water, you know, eating less, you know you’re always hungry, you’re always thirsty. And then that, you know, affects your mood.“, stated the WBC-IBF World Welterweight Champion.

Unbeaten WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. competed for the United States in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. After becoming a professional, he established his worth by defeating Kell Brookand winning the IBF welterweight championship.

Olympic bronze medalist and WBA Welterweight World Champion gold medalist, Julio Ugas had to beat Jamal James (UD 10), Bryan Perrella (TKO 4), Thomas Dulorme (UD 10), and Ray Robinson (TKO 7) to earn himself a long-deserved championship shot.

Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas: Date

The lightweightprofessional boxing event between Errol Spence Jr andYordenis Ugaswill take place onSaturday, April 16, 2022,at the AT&T Stadiumin Arlington, Texas, the US.

Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas: Time by State in the US

ET: 9:00 PM
CT: 8:00 PM
MT: 7:00 PM
PT: 6:00 PM

TV Channelin the US to watch Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas

The boxing fight between Errol Spence Jr andYordenis Ugas will be broadcast onShowtime PPVin the United States.

April 16 is the date selected for the fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This is a big one cause the WBC, WBA, and IBF World Welterweight belts will be on the table. The road to the Undisputed will only have one more stop: Terrence Crawford with his WBO title.

The 147-pound division is currently one of the most competitive of boxing: to the 3 latter names, it is necessary to add a refreshed Keith Thurman, Vergil Ortiz Jr, andRadzhab Butaev among others. That is why a statement of having the skills to domain the category is astonishing.

The prospect that says he could easily become the undisputed Welterweight Champion

Directly from Philadelphia, with 24 years old and an impressiveresumé of 28-0-0 (26 KO’s) Jaron Ennis thinks he has what is needed to unify the 147-pound category, despite there are names such as Errol Spence (27-0-0, 21 KO’s), Yordenis Ugas (27-4-0, 12 KO’s) and Terrence Crawford (38-0-0, 29 KO’s) ahead.

“I am in the gym staying sharp just waiting for the next opponent… My whole goal is to grab all the belts and then become undisputed. I will fight anybody, you can put ‘the Hulk’in there, I don’t care… The better my opponent is, the better I can be…If I fight these guys and I beat them easy I don’t want you to be surprised”, stated Boots Ennis for Fight Hub TV Youtube channel.

Ennis shared that he hopes to announce soon his next fight, expecting to be held, as Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas, in April. His last clash was in October 2021, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he destroyed Puerto Rican Thomas Dulorme in one round via knockout.

In a live transmission on Instagram,the Truth(27-0-0) said that his next fight will be in April and that his opponent is supposed to be the54 Milagros(27-4-0). This bout will fire the Welterweight division cause on the table there will be the WBC, WBA, and IBF World titles.

With Spence and Ugas fighting for the supremacy of the 147 lbs weight class, there might be other bouts that could switch on even more this category. Even though Manny Pacquiao has retired after losing to Ugas, there are enough fighters to make incredible matches for boxing fans.

The best fights to occur in Welterweight division in 2022

Terrence Crawford vs Danny Garcia.Budhas just opened the door for Shawn Porter to retire from boxing, however, he can not just stand there and see how other Spence and Ugas steal all the lights. A good fight to keep Crawford tuned up would be the one against García.

Swift(36-3-0, 21 KO’s) has not fought since Spence defeated him in 2020 and he urgently needs to recover places in the Welterweight race. A clash with Crawford may be the answer that the boxing community is searching for Danny: is his superb career coming to an end?

Vergir Ortiz Jr vs Jaron Ennis.Some similarities could make this fight a magnificent success. Both are young (almost the same age), undefeated, and with tremendous power on their fists. They are searching for a name that could catapult them to the huge fights against the WelterweightTop Dogs.

Ortiz Jr (18-0-0, 18 KO’s) has just defeated Lithuanian Egidijus Kavaliauskas in August in the most demanding fight he has had so far. On the other hand, Ennis destroyed Puerto Rican Thomas Dulorned in October with a spectacular KO in the first round of their fight.

Amir Khan vs Kell Brook / Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios.The winners of these clashes could clearly face each other. The four have already had a World title on their waist, and, even though they are considered, except Barrios, as experienced boxers, all of them could still have one last shot to upset the 147 weight class.

The Pac-Man will be back after a two-year absence in which he was removed of the WBA championship in a controversial decision. The former eight-division champion wantsto keep cementing his legacy and claim back the title he lost unexpectedly.

Yordenis Ugas has accepted this fight on short notice as he was originally scheduledto take on Fabian Maidanain the main card. The Cuban is now in the main event and faces the biggest challenge of his career so far.

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Fight Information

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021
Time: Main Card – 9 PM (ET) / Main Event – 11:30 PM (ET) approx.
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Time by State in the US

Main Card

ET: 9 PM
CT: 8 PM
MT: 7 PM
PT: 6 PM

Manny Pacquiao vsYordenis Ugas: Fight Card

Manny Pacquiao vsYordenis Ugas – Ugas’ WBA welterweight belt
Robert Guerrero vsVictor Ortiz -Welterweight
Mark Magsayo vsJulio Ceja – Featherweight
Carlos Castro vs Oscar Escandon -Featherweight

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Storylines

It’s been a long time, but Manny Pacquiao will be finally back after two years. He was originally going to contestErrol Spence Jr’s IBF and WBC welterbeight belts, but the American had to withdraw just eleven days earlier with a torn retina in his left eye.

The Filipino legend, whose last bout came in July 2019, when he defeated Keith Thurman to claim the WBA welterweight title, didn’t want to postpone the event and decide to go on with it anyways. And he even found a huge opportunity as Yordenis Ugas was moved from the undercard to the main event.

The Cuban holds the WBA welterweight title that was removed from Pacquiao during his absence, so the stakes will be high. Ugas has won his last three fights and lost only one from his last 12. His last victim was Abel Ramos, whom he beat via split decision on September 2020.

How to watch or live stream Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas in the US

The WBA welterweight championship bout between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas on Saturday, August 21, in Las Vegas, will be broadcast in the US byFox Sports PPV and Fite TV PPV.

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Predictions and Odds

Oddsmakers have already placed their bets for this fight, and they see the Pac-Man as heavy favorite. FanDuel has given Manny Pacquiao odds of -430, while Yordenis Ugas has +300.

* Odds via FanDuel.

Ugas, 35, had another fight scheduled but also found himself without an opponent after Fabian Madiana had to drop out due to an injury. So, it was only natural for both fighters to meet in Las Vegas for the pay-per-view event.

Manny Pacquiao, 42, has been out of the sport of boxing for two years, but he still got what it takes to dominate in the ring. On the other hand, Ugas has shown his happiness for what he called the “biggest and most important night” of his career.

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Date

Manny Pacquiao will fight Yordenis Ugas looking to claim the WBA welterweight title on Saturday, August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fans will be allowed to attend the event, with tickets from 105$, at the moment of writing.

Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas: Time by state in the US

ET: 12:00 AM*
CT: 11: 00 PM
MT: 10:00 PM
PT: 9:00 PM

*The coverage ofof the main card gets underway at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

TV Channel in the US to watch Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas

The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas to be held at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, August 21 for the WBA welterweight title will be broadcasted in the US by Fox Sports PPV and Fite TV PPV.