Boxing’s one and only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao was trying to test Father Time even further against late replacement Yordenis Ugas on Saturday. But unlike his noteworthy performance against Keith Thurman two years ago, the 42-year-old “Pacman” fell short this time as he took his first loss since 2017.
It was an action-packed fight, but it was Ugas who was dictating the pace early on. He was landing clean jabs, both to lead and counter, which Pacquiao didn’t have many answers to.
The Filipino boxing icon did have his moments through short spurts of combinations. But unlike with many of his past opponents, these flurries didn’t seem to faze Ugas.