(EFE).- The American Errol Spence Jr. gave a class of good boxing this Saturday in Arlington, Texas, when he won by knock out in 10 rounds to the Cuban Yordenis Ugasin a title unification fight at welterweight.
At AT&T Stadium, Spence proposed the match, soon damaged the Cuban’s eye and after the sixth round he was superior; At minute 1:44 of the tenth, the doctor stopped the lawsuit due to the injury to Ugás’ face.
The first two rounds were few punches; Spence Jr. took advantage on the cards by taking the initiative with the jab against an opponent who achieved good impacts with his blows to the stomach.
Ugás, 35 years old, returned in the third, hit the liver and closed better, but again the North American damaged again with the uppercut and good straights to the rival’s right eye that after the fifth round began to swell.
In the sixth, Spence lost his rhythm confident that the referee was going to call a stop because his protector went to the floor; the Cuban hit him three times, but he lacked predatory instinct and Errol returned with good offensives, although the round It was for the Cuban.
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With good combinations in the short distance, Spence showed to be in great shape after almost a year and a half of absence in the ring; he punished Yordenis, who based on his heart remained standing with his eye closed.
The doctor let Ugás continue in the eighth, Spence Jr. continued the punishment and in the tenth the doctor stopped the fight.
Spence Jr. extended his string of consecutive professional wins to 28, 22 on the fast track, and his titles from the World Boxing Council and the International Federation, added that of the World Association, which he snatched from the Cuban today.
“This victory meant a lot to me and my friends, I wanted a rival that would bring out the best in me and Ugás did it; now I want to face Terrence Crawford (champion of the World Boxing Organization), it is the fight that everyone wants”, he said .
Ugás recognized the victory of the American, whom he considered one of the best fighters in the world today and repeated the phrase “Homeland and Life”, with which Cuban exiles like him confront the “Homeland or Death” of the Cuban regime, against which the man from Santiago has vigorously protested.
Ugás suffered his fifth setback, with 27 wins, 12 for knock out.
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