Shawn Porter: record, next fight and profile →
Shawn Porter Video Interview - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California - Shawn Porter edged Yordenis Ugas by split decision to retain his WBC welterweight title on Saturday. (photos by Fox Sports, Sean Ham, Abeel Ahmad).
WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter retained his title with a close split-decision victory over Yordenis Ugas Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Shawn Porter, Yordenis Ugas CompuBox Punch Stats - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California - Shawn Porter edged Yordenis Ugas by split decision to retain his WBC welterweight title on Saturday. (photos by Fox Sports, Sean Ham, Abeel Ahmad)
Shawn Porter, Yordenis Ugas Scorecards- Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California - Shawn Porter edged Yordenis Ugas by split decision to retain his WBC welterweight title on Saturday. (photos by Fox Sports, Sean Ham, Abeel Ahmad)
By Michael Rosenthal - CARSON, California – Shawn Porter is a fortunate man. The WBC titleholder could never solve the problems he faced against slick challenger Yordenis Ugas yet emerged with a split-decision victory and his belt before a unconvinced crowd on a cold Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Par...
Shawn Porter, Ugas Scorecard BoxingScene Live - WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter and top welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they battle in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes this Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. (photos by Sean Ham, Nabeel Ahmad).
Porter, Ugas CompuBox Historical Review - WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter and top welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they battle in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes this Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. (photos by Sean Ham, Nabeel Ahmad).
Counter programming is nothing new in boxing but it’s always hardest when there are two genuinely interesting main events. DAZN and Fox will have overlapping broadcasts on Saturday night and while start times indicate Fox could be off the air before the DAZN main event, fans should know by now not to take that for granted.
Shawn Porter’s perception of his fight Saturday night versus Yordenis Ugas is different from how some people perceive it. Porter is consistently listed as a 4-1 favorite against Ugas, even though the Cuban contender has won eight straight fights since dropping back-to-back decisions to Emanuel Robles and Amir Imam in 2014. The WBC welterweight champion understands, though, that underestimating Ugas could lead to a subpar performance or worse.
Try to tell Shawn Porter that some risks just aren’t worth the reward, and he will respond in kind that such a way of thinking has no place in the pro ranks. The two-time welterweight titlist from Ohio has proven that throughout his career, willingly accepting the tough challenges that few of his divisional peers seem in a hurry to grab. As much is evident in the first defense of his second tour as a welterweight champ, when he defends versus Yordenis Ugas in their March 9 Fox headliner in Carson, California.