By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor for
Published: 01:56, October 1, 2023 | Updated: 03:17, October 1, 2023
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A look at Barrios’ second win over Ugas
It’s unlikely that Ugas saw that left hook coming.
Barriors improves to 28-2 with the decision
Ugas falls to 27-6 and has now lost consecutive fights for the second time in his career.
Ugas is still standing…
…but as you can see from his eyes, it’s unlikely he’ll make the decision.
Ugas went down in the final round, likely because he couldn’t see Barrios’ left hook with his right eye.
Ugas’s eye quickly closes under Barrios’ barrage
Ugas’ right eye closes. In his last fight against Errol Spence Jr. he suffered significant damage to his orbital bone.
In the picture you can see Ugas taking on Barrios with a left wing
A shot of Resendiz (left) throwing a punch at the victorious Garcia (right).
Here’s the end of Garcia’s win over Resendiz
Ugas returns to action in 2022 following his loss to Spence
Ugas, a 37-year-old Cuban with a successful amateur career, has not fought since his 2022 TKO loss to Errol Spence Jr. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Barrios defeated Jovanie Santiago with an eighth-round TKO in his hometown of San Antonio in February, but lost his two previous fights: a unanimous decision to Keith Thurman and a TKO loss to Gervonta Davis.
Welcome to fight night!
Good evening. The night the boxing world has been waiting for has finally arrived as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez puts his unified super middleweight titles on the line in Las Vegas against junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo, who is skipping two divisions for the chance have to compete against the biggest name in sports.
Canelo (59-2-2) is a -500 favorite, while Charlo is a +360 underdog, according to Draft Kings.
In the first fight of the televised card, Elijah Garcia (16-0) secured a stoppage over Mexico’s Armando Resendiz (14-2) in an impressive performance from the 20-year-old American southpaw. It was the first injury defeat for Resendiz in his career.
Yordenis Ugas (27-5) vs. Mario Barrios (27-2) in the welterweight division
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo LIVE: Undisputed champions face off in a big fight in Las Vegas
