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Lopez, Crowley Weights Photos Gallery - Spence vs. Ugas will see WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas square off in a welterweight title unification clash that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, April 16 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
ARLINGTON, Texas – Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas comfortably made weight Friday morning for their welterweight title unification fight Saturday night.
Jose Valenzuela is grateful for the opportunity to appear in a showcase slot on a major pay-per-view event. It’s far from the end game, however.
Three matchups have been added to the SHOWTIME PPV lineup headlined by WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA World Champion Yordenis Ugas squaring off in a welterweight title unification clash on Saturday, April 16 live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco, (13-0, 10 KOs) along with stablemates Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela, (11-0, 7 KOs) and former WBC super middleweight champion David "El Bandera Roja" Benavidez, (25-0, 22 KOs) hosted a media workout at the luxurious Fightstars TV camp house.
Jose Valenzuela has agreed to take a step up in competition. BoxingScene.com has learned that the 22-year-old lightweight prospect will face former WBC super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas on April 16. The 10-round bout between the Mexican-born, Seattle-based Valenzuela and Mexico City’s Vargas will be part of the Errol Spence Jr.-Yordenis Ugas undercard at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
By Thomas Gerbasi - He hasn’t made it to the Top Ten yet, but some of us are of the opinion that after just 11 pro fights, Jared Anderson is a heavyweight contender. Regardless of that opinion, the 22-year-old from Ohio is BoxingScene’s Prospect of the Year for 2021.
More than a million viewers watched David Morrell Jr.’s most recent impressive performance on FOX. Nielsen Media Research released information Tuesday that indicated an average of 1,031,000 viewers saw Morrell’s fourth-round stoppage of Fox and the network’s post-fight coverage Saturday night from The Armory in Minneapolis. The Cuban-born Morrell (6-0, 5 KOs), who relocated to Minneapolis, dropped Fox (28-3-1, 13 KOs, 1 NC) in the fourth round before Fox’s father/trainer, Troy, implored referee Mark Nelson to stop their scheduled 12-round fight for Morrell’s WBA world super middleweight title.
The Armory in Minneapolis - Rising lightweight Jose Valenzuela (11-0, 7 KOs) scored a dominating fourth-round stoppage over Austin Dulay (14-3, 10 KOs).
Jose Valenzuela teed off on Austin Dulay, knocking down the Tennessean a total of four times en route to a fourth-round technical knockout victory Saturday at The Armory in Minneapolis.