Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas | 17 Apr 22 | |||||
Yordenis Ugás Hernández (born 14 July 1986) is a Cuban professional boxer who has held the WBA (Super) welterweight title from January 2021 to April 2022, having previously held the WBA (Regular) title from 2020 until being elevated to Super champion. He also challenged for the WBC welterweight title in 2019. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2005 World Championships and bronze at the 2008 Olympics, both in the lightweight division. As of October 2021, he is ranked as the world's third-best active welterweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, The Ring magazine and BoxRec. He is also ranked as the eighth-best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec.
Ugas' nickname, 54 Milagros, comes from two people: "54" refers to baseball player Aroldis Chapman who wears the number 54, and is Ugas' best friend; "Milagros" is the name of Ugas' mother.
Olympics Bronze 2008 Cuba Boxing |