On Saturday, the path to an undisputed welterweight champion became more apparent as IBF/WBC champion Errol Spence Jr. took on WBA (super) titlist Yordenis Ugas from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Spence showed why he's "The Truth" as he beat Ugas from pillar to the post with one heavy power shot after another to shut the Cuban's right eye and forced the ringside doctor to stop the fight at the 1:44 mark of the tenth round and Spence gained the WBA belt and retained his IBF/WBC titles. DAZN had the fight scored 88-83 at the time of the stoppage.
The only time Spence was in any trouble was in the sixth round when a short right uppercut from Ugas sent his mouthpiece flying out of his mouth. He had a momentary lapse of being caught off guard and blasted a right hand which sent Spence back to the ropes.
All that did was infuriate Spence, who had supreme focus and went back to what he did in the previous five rounds to the point where Ugas' right eye was swollen shut by the end of the eighth round. Spence closed the show in the tenth when a right uppercut hurt Ugas. Nevertheless, he continued to pound away, and Ugas went into a shell. The referee sent the former champion to the ringside doctor, who said Ugas could no longer continue seeing out of one eye.
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