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Pacquiao-Ugas PPV betting odds

Manny Pacquiao is a -350 to -400 favorite to defeat Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night’s PPV in Las Vegas.

In the closest fight on the card, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is a slight -150 pick to beat “Vicious” Victor Ortiz.

WBO #3, WBC #5, IBF #5 featherweight Mark Magsayo is -350 to defeat former champion Julio Ceja.

Unbeaten featherweight Carlos Castro is a 10:1 favorite to handle Óscar Escandón in the PPV’s opening bout.

Nevada Commission Assigns Familiar Panel Of Judges

Referee: Russell Mora Jr.

Judges
Dave Moretti (Nevada)
Patricia Morse (Nevada)
Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey)

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has assigned the same panel of veteran judges to a main event for the third time in less than three months.

Boxing Scene has been informed that the NSAC approved two Nevada-based judges, Dave Moretti and Patricia Morse Jarman, and New Jersey’s Steve Weisfeld to score the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The NSAC also has chosen Russell Mora Jr. as the referee for their 12-round welterweight championship match.

The Philippines’ Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) will challenge Cuba’s Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) for the WBA “super” 147-pound crown that was stripped from him late in January due to his inactivity. Ugas replaced unbeaten IBF/WBC champ Errol Spence Jr. on less than two weeks’ notice because Spence suffered damage to his right retina that required surgery August 11.

The trio of Moretti, Morse Jarman and Weisfeld also worked the Devin Haney-Jorge Linares match May 29 and the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Masayoshi Nakatani bout June 26.

Morse Jarman and Weisfeld scored Las Vegas’ Haney a 116-112 winner over Venezuela’s Linares in their 12-round fight for Haney’s WBC world lightweight title at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob ULTRA Arena. Moretti had Haney-Linares slightly closer, 115-113 for Haney.

Ukraine’s Lomachenko stopped Japan’s Nakatani in the ninth round of a one-sided, non-title bout at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Moretti and Weisfeld had Lomachenko in front by the same score, 80-71, when their fight was stopped. Lomachenko was ahead 78-73 on Morse Jarman’s card when their scheduled 12-rounder ended.

This also will be the fifth time in Pacquiao’s past seven fights that Moretti will have been one of the judges. Moretti, who worked his first Pacquiao fight in March 2005, most recently scored Pacquiao a 115-112 winner against Keith Thurman in Pacquiao’s 12-round, split-decision win in July 2019 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Weisfeld last worked a Pacquiao fight in April 2016, when he scored the Filipino legend a 116-110 winner against Timothy Bradley in their third fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Morse Jarman has not judged any of Pacquiao’s 71 professional fights.

Moretti and Morse Jarman were also assigned to the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight, which was postponed from July 24 until October 9. Nevada’s Tim Cheatham will be the third judge when England’s Fury and Alabama’s Wilder fight for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena.

Mora, meanwhile, will officiate his second Pacquiao bout. He was the third man in the ring when Pacquiao soundly defeated Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in their 12-round welterweight title fight in January 2019 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Kate Abdo now on PBC again.she’s been around

Yes, not just Ugas' left bicep, but his whole left shoulder and forearm are larger. Talk about muscle bias

KiwiRider wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 19:46 Yes, not just Ugas' left bicep, but his whole left shoulder and forearm are larger. Talk about muscle bias

Maybe he just wanks too much

Is it normaly like that? Really looks like a bicept injury, but i hope its not.
Hard to know in this case, because Ugas would hide an injury for this opportunity. It will be very very disapointing if his left arm goes after a round or 2.

his past photos from other fights dont show the same huge left....also looks like he has some bump on the biceps there

maybe he pulled it or something and its simply too big a fight to pull out of?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 19:52 his past photos from other fights dont show the same huge left....also looks like he has some bump on the biceps there

maybe he pulled it or something and its simply too big a fight to pull out of?

Just a ganglion cyst that manny will hit hard and release.

That bicep looks fvcked up , I imagine Pacquiao will target it like Canelo did Smith, gotta side with Manny even more now


Not sure what the script is regarding testing here, I assume there's none, if there was testing Ugas wins

handsofstone wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 02:40 That bicep looks fvcked up , I imagine Pacquiao will target it like Canelo did Smith, gotta side with Manny even more now


Not sure what the script is regarding testing here, I assume there's none, if there was testing Ugas wins

Manny will exploit anything he can. Smart and wiley fighter.
I'm just not sure it is an injury though. There is a definite bias to the left arm. I bloody hope he isn't injured, I'm looking forward to this fight.

i was totally on the fence about who to pick, but that arm looks f@cked up. i dont know what it could be other than an injury...it's not just him working out his left more, cuz it's not apparent in other fights and it has some bump on it

im going pac now, i think ugas is injured and is taking it because its too important for him to pull out of

Yep

Stats and Stakes

Yordenis Ugas

Age: 35
Title: WBA Welterweight (2021-Present, 1st Attempted Defense)*
Previous Titles: None
Height: 5’9
Weight: 147 lbs.
Stance: Orthodox
Hails from: Miami, Florida (Hails from Cuba)
Record: 26-4, 12 KO
Press Rankings: #4 (TBRB), #5 (BoxRec, Ring), #6 (ESPN)
Record in Major Title Fights: 0-1 (1-1 including WBA sub-title fights)
Last Five Opponents: 140-11-8 (.906)

Notable Outcomes, TBRB and/or Ring Rated Foes: Shawn Porter L12

Additional Current/Former Titlists Faced: Omar Figueroa UD12

vs.

Manny Pacquiao

Age: 42
Title: None

Previous Titles: Lineal/WBC World Flyweight (1998-99, 1 Defense); IBF Super Bantamweight 2001-03, 4 Defenses); Lineal/Ring World Featherweight (2003-05, 2 Defenses); Lineal/Ring/WBC World Jr. Lightweight (2008); WBC Lightweight (2008-09); Lineal/Ring World Jr. Welterweight (2009-10); WBC Light Middleweight (2010); WBO Welterweight, (2009-12, 3 Defenses; 2014-15, 1 Defense; 2016-17, 1 Defense); TBRB Welterweight (2016; Retired); WBA Welterweight (2019-21)

Height: 5’5 ½
Weight: 146 lbs.
Stance: Southpaw
Hails from: General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines
Record: 62-7-2, 39 KO, 3 KOBY
Press Rankings: #3 (Ring, ESPN)
Record in Major Title Fights: 21-4-2, 11 KO, 1 KOBY (including Lineal, Ring, or TBRB title Fights); 23-4-2, 12 KO, 1 KOBY (including WBA sub-title fights)
Last Five Opponents: 144-8-2 (.942)

Notable Outcomes, TBRB and/or Ring Rated Foes: Chatchai Sasakul KO8; Lehlo Ledwaba TKO6; Agapito Sanchez Tech. Draw 6, Marco Antonio Barrera TKO11, UD12; Juan Manuel Marquez D12, SD12, MD12, KO by 6; Erik Morales L12, TKO10, KO3; Oscar Larios UD12; Jorge Solis KO8; David Diaz TKO9; Oscar De La Hoya RTD8; Ricky Hatton KO2; Miguel Cotto TKO12; Joshua Clottey UD12; Shane Mosley UD12; Timothy Bradley L12, UD12, UD12; Brandon Rios UD12; Chris Algieri UD12; Floyd Mayweather L12; Jesse Vargas UD12; Lucas Matthysse TKO7; Adrien Broner UD12; Keith Thurman SD12

Additional Current/Former Titlists Faced: Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3; Jorge Eliecer Julio TKO2; Antonio Margarito UD12; Jeff Horn L12

Anyone know the times? And will Sky show a replay next morning? So could I buy a day pass and watch the replay? Not staying up too old lol

EDIT: seems they are showing at 10am but only one hour long? So only Pac fight - I was hoping they would show a bit of other fights….. Sky are definitely demoting their boxing coverage

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 19:47

KiwiRider wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 19:46 Yes, not just Ugas' left bicep, but his whole left shoulder and forearm are larger. Talk about muscle bias

Maybe he just wanks too much

So he switches to southpaw when he’s jerking off? Maybe it feels like it’s someone else that way….

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 15:20 Anyone know the times? And will Sky show a replay next morning? So could I buy a day pass and watch the replay? Not staying up too old lol

EDIT: seems they are showing at 10am but only one hour long? So only Pac fight - I was hoping they would show a bit of other fights….. Sky are definitely demoting their boxing coverage

2am UK time.
4 fight card.

Gotta be half 4-5am main event.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 15:33

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 15:20 Anyone know the times? And will Sky show a replay next morning? So could I buy a day pass and watch the replay? Not staying up too old lol

EDIT: seems they are showing at 10am but only one hour long? So only Pac fight - I was hoping they would show a bit of other fights….. Sky are definitely demoting their boxing coverage

2am UK time.
4 fight card.

Gotta be half 4-5am main event.

Thanks. Will try find something online tomorrow lol

It’s ok lads. The arm is fine!

what else is he gonna say

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 16:58 what else is he gonna say

Let the excuses come after the fight.

Not right is it ?

I'm cashing out.