
Shawn Porter vs. Yordenis Ugas International Media Conference Call Transcript
PBC on FOX held a conference call ahead of the WBC Welterweight Championship fight between titleholder "Showtime" Shawn Porter and Yordenis Ugas, originally from Cuba.
PBC on FOX held a conference call ahead of the WBC Welterweight Championship fight between titleholder "Showtime" Shawn Porter and Yordenis Ugas, originally from Cuba.
In the co-featured event of Saturday night's Showtime Championship Boxing, consensus top-10 Welterweight Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KOs) out boxed Argentina's Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo (34-4-2, 24 KOs) on his way to a dominating unanimous decision victory.
There is no looking ahead to future fights for top 147-pound contenders Yordenis Ugas of Cuba and Cesar Barrionuevo of Argentina as the two sluggers prepare for their WBC title eliminator matchup in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® action on Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas and Argentine slugger Cesar Barrionuevo will battle in a WBC welterweight title eliminator while unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki will face former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.
Welterweight contenders Yordenis Ugas and Ray Robinson will clash in a 12-round IBF 147-pound title elimination bout live on SHOWTIME Saturday, February 17 from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions
In the main event of the preliminary fights on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor undercard, Yordenis Ugas battled Thomas Dulorme in a 10-round bout.
"Showtime'' Shawn Porter has pulled out of the Welterweight battle against Thomas Dulorme that headlines the Mayweather vs. McGregor preliminary bouts.
Yordenis Ugas (19-3, 9 KOs) dismantled Nelson Lara (17-8, 7 KOs) with a second-round stoppage via TKO in the main event of the Tuesday, April 25 edition of PBC’s Toe-to-Toe Tuesday’s live from Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi on FS1.
In case the world wasn't convinced with his victory over formerly unbeaten prospect, Jamal James in August of this year, Yordenis Ugas came out to show the boxing world that he is a force to be reckoned with at 147 pounds.
On Friday, August 12, 2016, ESPN presented a Premier Boxing Champions fight card from Verona, New York.