Porter Vs Ugas Predictions

1. Porter Vs Ugas Predictions
2. Porter Vs Ugas Predictions Week

Eighteen months after coming up short via disputed decision in the biggest opportunity of his career to date, Yordenis Ugas is looking to get another shot at proving he's among the best 147-pound fighters in the world.

Porter Vs Ugas Predictions

Ugas (25-4, 12 KOs) dropped a split decision in 2019 many felt he had won against then-champion Shawn Porter. On Sunday, Ugas is looking to make a statement in his return, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions card on national television (Fox, 8 p.m. ET) against Abel Ramos (26-3-2, 20 KOs)

If Ramos' name isn't necessarily of the household nature, it would appear to be part of PBC's plan in showcasing its big-name welterweight stars in comeback fights out of the quarantine -- similar to Porter's whitewashing of Sebastian Formella two weeks ago -- to set up bigger matchups down the road.

A 34-year-old native of Cuba, Ugas is hoping to be in those fights once again and enters on a two-fight winning streak thanks to victories over Omar Figueroa Jr. and Mike Dallas Jr.

'Everyone knows the welterweight division is always loaded with the best fighters in boxing, and I consider myself as one of those guys,' Ugas said on Wednesday's media teleconference. 'I feel I beat Shawn Porter, so I know I belong with the elite boxers at 147 pounds. I must get past Ramos first, then I'm coming for everyone.'

Porter used the disputed victory over Ugas to launch himself into a pay-per-view unification fight against current IBF and WBC champion Errol Spence Jr., which Porter lost by split decision in a fight-of-the-year contender. Ugas will compete on Sunday for the vacant WBA title despite the fact that Manny Pacquiao is the current WBA full titleholder at welterweight and Jamal James holds the interim version.

Ugas Shawn Porter, DEC I'd love to see Porter get that KO, he's only had 3 his last 10 fights. But that's HIGHLY UNLIKELY. Ugas has a tight Defense, more than most. Hands are always up tight. So Decision it is. Ajagba will have quench the KO thirst already Ajagba vs. Mansour Efe Ajagba, TKO, R2 IF YOU NEED ONE REASON, to watch. Porter won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113, while the third judge had Ugas winning 117-111. As Porter was announced as the winner, loud jeers could be heard throughout Dignity Health Sports Park. Porter, 31, out-landed Ugas 144 to 128, according to CompuBox, over 12 rounds which could've been scored either way. While the judges were ultimately split on who should've won the fight, one.

Porter vs Ugas (won) Main event for the WBC welter weight belt. Picks are not just a plain prediction for the result but also containing a detailed preview and analysis of the game with all important info and hint for the best odds available at the online bookmakers, so as complete stats and records of the tipster behind the pick. Ugas will win by being a crafty boxer. He's a slick guy and will outbox Porter. For Porter to win, he's gonna have to smother Ugas and rough him up.

The 29-year-old Ramos, who fights out of Arizona, is a durable fighter riding an eight-bout win streak, including victories over Francisco Santana and Bryant Perrella.

'Ramos is a very tough fighter who has a tremendous amount of heart, as shown in his last fight when he knocked out Perrella in the final seconds,' Ugas said. 'This will be one of those fights that the fans will be talking about for many years because we are not going to be backing up. I'm expecting an all-out war.'

Ramos echoed his opponent's promise that, despite Ugas' impressive advantage technically, he plans to very much make this a fight.

'I trained extremely hard and prepared myself for a tough fight,' Ramos said 'I know that Ugas always comes to fight, and the fact that there's a title on the line makes this fight even better. It's every fighter's dream to become a world champion. I'm prepared for war. Boxing fans can expect fireworks on Sunday.'

Ugas vs. Ramos card

• Yordenis Ugas vs. Abel Ramos, vacant WBA 'regular' welterweight title
• Jesus Ramos vs. Esteban Garcia, junior welterweights
• Omar Jaurez vs. Dakota Linger, welterweights

Ugas vs. Ramos prediction

Ugas proved with great success against come-forward fighters like Porter and Figueroa that he can maintain control of distance without getting swallowed up. That plus the wide gaps between them in everything from speed to experience makes it easy to understand why Ugas is as high as a -1800 betting favorite.

Expect Ramos to fight the only way he knows how, which is aggressive and straight ahead. As long as Ugas remains smart in terms of when he looks to counter Ramos' pressure with pinpoint power shots of his own, a late stoppage following a one-sided performance is well within reason.

Pick:Ugas via TKO10

Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas Preview Mar. 9th

WBC Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter of Akron, Ohio will be battling it out this Saturday, March 9^th when he takes on Yordenis Ugas of Cuba in Carson, California. The 12-round bout can be seen live in the USA and Canada on Fox and Fox Deportes. Porter won the vacant title his last time out when he beat Danny Garcia by unanimous decision in August. Ugas last fought in September as well when he beat Cesar Barrionuevo by a 12-round unanimous decision.

Porter vs Ugas Betting Odds

Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).

• Yordenis Ugas +300
• Shawn Porter -400

My Pick

Porter Vs Ugas Predictions Week

The 31-year-old Porter is 29-2-1 with 17 Kos and is also a former IBF Welterweight Champion. He lost his title via a close majority decision to Kell Brook of England in August of 2014 with his other defeat being a unanimous decision to WBA Champ Keith Thurman in June, 2016. His draw was a 10-round affair against Julio Diaz in 2012. Porter’s a blue-collar boxer with a lot of energy to burn, but isn’t known as a big knockout puncher. He’s scored his fair share of stoppages though and his current knockout ratio stands at 53 per cent.

Porter stands 5-feet-7-inches tall with a 69.5-inch wingspan. He enjoyed a fine amateur career before turning pro in 2008 and has 207 rounds under his belt since then. His best victories have been against Andre Berto, Adrien Broner, Julio Diaz in a rematch, Paulie Malignaggi, Devon Alexander, Phil Lo Greco, Erick Bone and Alfonso Gomez. Porter seems to have a pretty good chin, but Broner did manage to drop him in last round in June of 2015. Porter’s been taken the distance in 10 of his last 13 contests.

Ugas is 32 years old and now fights out of Miami, Florida. He also had an excellent amateur career and won a gold medal as a lightweight at the 2005 World Championships when he was 19 years old. He also captured gold at the Pan American Games two years later and took home the bronze medal from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He defeated Jose Pedraza, David Arce, Sadam Ali, Francisco Vargas and Darleys Perez as an amateur, but was beaten by Amir Khan.

Ugas turned pro in 2010 and has 153 rounds of experience under his belt. He carries a mark of 23-3 along with 11 Kos. He isn’t known for his power with a current knockout ratio of 42 per cent. He stands 5-feet-9-inches tall with a 69-inch reach so is two inches taller than Porter with a negligible half-inch edge in reach. Ugas’ three pro losses have been to Johnny Garcia by eight-round split decision in 2012, a 10-round split decision to Emanuel Robles in 2014 and an eight-round unanimous decision to Amir Imam in his next fight in 2014.

Ugas hasn’t faced any truly elite boxers as a pro, but has victories over Kenny Abril, Cosme Rivera, Jamal James, Bryant Perrella, Thomas Dulorme and Jonathan Batista. He has plenty of boxing skills along with a solid chin, and not much in the way of power. Basically, he’s a little similar to the champion Porter, but hasn’t been as successful as the champion as a pro.

Prediction…

This is a pretty good matchup with two solid pros who were excellent amateurs going at it. Porter’s key to winning is to throw a high volume of punches every round and make Ugas back up. He’s going to have to be wary of counter shots though as Ugas is quite skillful. Porter is naturally more aggressive and if he stays true to his usual style I think he can do enough to retain the title, but he certainly can’t take Ugas lightly.

I’ll go with Porter’s pro experience.

Play: Porter -400 @ BetOnline.ag

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