Shawn Porter vs. Yordenis Ugas Preview, Fight Card And Results

Preview

WBC Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 KO) will be making the first defense of his title against Mandatory Challenger Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KO) on March 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in a PBC on FOX .

The two time World champion Shawn Porter defeated Devon Alexander to win  the IBF Welterweight title back in 2013 but lost to Kell Brock the following year. He then lost in his next title Fight against Keith Thurman in 2016 before defeating Danny Garcia to claim the then vacant WBC title.

Yordenis Ugas is going into this fight on an eight fight winning streak spanning 2016 to date, unbeaten at Welterweight with his most recently beating Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo on Sept. 8.

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