🕓 Last Updated: June 6, 2023, 12:55 pm (PH time)
The only 8-time division world champion in boxing history, the incumbent Philippine senator Manny Pacquiao loses to Yordenis Ugás by unanimous decision on Saturday night, Aug. 21, 2021, (Sunday afternoon, Aug. 22, Philippine time) in Las Vegas.
The WBA world welterweight challenger Pacquiao throws more punches than Ugás. But Ugás’ fewer, more quality jabs make Pacquiao struggle hard to counterblow.
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Pacquiao loses to Yordenis Ugas
Two judges score 116–112 in favor of Ugás, while the third judge scores 115–113 for Ugás.
The Cuban professional boxer, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, and the defending WBA world welterweight champion Ugás, 35, said via his translator that Pacquiao was a “great competitor.” He also said he came to this fight “to show I am [Ugás ] the champion of the WBA.”
Meanwhile, Pacquiao, 42, said he has no decision yet if he will fight again. He also did not confirm whether he would run for the presidency in 2022.
After his longest hiatus from the boxing ring, Pacquiao’s performance against Ugás quiet shows a lackluster, unremarkable bout. RQJ
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Sources:
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Regel Javines is the founder and editor of Philippine Pundit. Born in Leyte and shaped by struggle, he writes truth from the margins—where politics, faith, and life converge. A blogger since 2011, his work has appeared on global citizen journalism platforms. He currently serves as a consultant for the House of Representatives’ Congressional Assistance, Response, and Education (CARE) Program and as a Project Development Officer II at the DSWD.