Shawn Porter: record, next fight and profile →
Yordenis Ugas is Shawn Porter’s first defense in his second reign as 147-pound world champion. He’s not the marquee opponent “Showtime” desired, but the champion’s treating the battle of Las Vegans like it’s going to be the fight of his life.
Looking to become the next welterweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Cuba's Yordenis Ugas has hired well known strength and conditioning trainer Memo Heredia. Ugas will be challenging WBC welterweight world champion Shawn Porter on March 9 in Las Vegas.
Yordenis Ugas spots Shawn Porter on occasion in Las Vegas where both live, at boxing matches in local venues and arenas, and recalls sparring “Showtime” in early 2017. “It was about four rounds of relaxed sparring,” said Ugas of a session preceding his split-decision over Levan Ghvamichava in February 2017.
Two-division champion Danny Garcia returns to action against rugged brawler Adrian Granados on April at a site to be determined (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.) as he tries to rebound from September unanimous decision loss to two-time title winner Shawn Porter for the WBC’s vacant welterweight crown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Shawn Porter, a former high school football player outside his native Akron, Ohio, can see Errol Spence on the other side of the ball in his mind’s eye. Porter envisions his welterweight rival as that all-state running back collecting yards and accolades well beyond that of other players, including him. And Porter, as competitive as anyone, has the job as a defender to stop his opponent in his tracks.
Two-time champion Shawn Porter will make the initial defense of his WBC welterweight crown against 2008 Cuban Olympic bronze medal winner Yordenis Ugas on March 9 in Las Vegas as Premier Boxing Champions and FOX return (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.). In September, Porter (29-1-1, 17 KOs) earned WBA counterpart Keith Thurman’s injury-vacated crown by unanimous decision over Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs), becoming a 147-pound world titlist for the second time by vanquishing the two-division champion at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Porter-Ugas, Santa Cruz-Flores Photos Gallery - FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions announced eight televised world title fights today in Los Angeles and laid out their upcoming fight schedule through April. The lineup includes five world-class boxing fight nights live on FOX and FOX Deportes, four more on FS1 and FOX Deportes, and the first FOX PBC Pay-Per-View in March.
FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world's best boxers going toe-to-toe. The schedule includes five world-class boxing fight nights live on FOX and FOX Deportes, four more on FS1 and FOX Deportes, and the first FOX PBC Pay-Per-View in March.
Shawn Porter will make his first WBC welterweight title defense March 9. El Nuevo Herald reported Tuesday morning that Porter will face Cuban contender Yordenis Ugas that night in Las Vegas. The Porter-Ugas fight likely will be announced Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in Los Angeles, where Premier Boxing Champions and FOX will unveil several main events as part of an expansive partnership.
Shawn Porter vows to exact revenge on Keith Thurman should his unbeaten welterweight rival proceed with a WBC-approved rematch of his title-retaining unanimous decision victory over “Showtime” from June 2016. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) has been sidelined due to injuries over the 19-month period since defeating Porter (29-1-1, 17 KOs) in a “Fight Of The Year” contender followed by a split decision, unification win over Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs) in March 2017.