The American, aged 32, recorded his 28th victory in as many fights (including 22 before the limit).

But it was not easy to obtain, because Ugas had his highlight during this fight, nevertheless dominated most often by the American, whose uppercuts and left hooks got the better of the cheekbone and the right eye of his opponent.

After consulting the Cuban for the first time in the 8th round, then authorizing him to continue fighting, the doctor called Ugas back in the 10th, seeing that the latter, with impaired vision, clearly lacked bearings in the ring and that it was becoming dangerous. .

He instructed the arbitrator to stop the charges.

Spence had finally taken the upper hand, but for his third home fight in AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys team playing in the NFL, the original Texan came back from afar.

Because after a 3rd round in the form of a warning, during which Ugas placed a powerful jab and two other big straight lines to shake him up, he came close to the correctional in the 6th.

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A powerful right hook blew off his dentures, which he made the mistake of looking for, then cashing in a left-right sequence.

The ropes welcomed him and somewhat miraculously he avoided being counted by the referee.

But Spence reacted like a champion on the next round, bringing down a hail of uppercuts from the left, which began to swell the right side of the Cuban's face and heralded the epilogue to come.

Errol Spence Jr. hits Yordenis Ugas straight from the left in Arlington, Texas on April 16, 2022 Cooper Neill Getty/AFP

Without demerit, the 35-year-old Cuban concedes his 5th defeat (27 victories including 12 before the limit).

Spence, he signs a winning return after a year and a half without boxing.

A retinal detachment, suffered during training and which required surgery, had prevented him from facing Manny Pacquiao last year.

The Filipino boxing legend then fought Ugas.

And the latter had retained his title, by unanimous decision of the judges, for what was the ultimate fight of "PacMan", now retired.

For the American, who almost lost his life in a car accident in 2019, the next fight seems to be the right choice, since he will certainly want to steal the WBO title missing from his list of titles from Terence Crawford.

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