Yordenis Ugas Tops Omar Figueroa by Unanimous Decision ; Sergey Lipinets Stops Jayar Inson in Two Rounds & Luis Nery Knocks Out Juan Carlos Payano in Ninth Round in Pay-Per-View Undercard CALEB PLANT RETAINS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE WITH THIRD-ROUND KNOCKOUT OF MIKE LEE IN FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT MAIN EVENT PRIOR TO PAY-PER-VIEW Efe Ajagba Defeats Ali Eren Demirezen by Unanimous Decision in Clash of Unbeaten Heavyweights on FOX Click MONA for Photos from Stewart Cook/FOX Sports Password : f0xb0x Click MONA for Pacquiao vs . Thurman & MONA for Plant vs . Lee Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click MONA for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions Click MONA for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions Las Vegas (July 21, 2019) – Boxing’s only eight-division world champion , Senator Manny “PacMan ” Pacquiao lahlela Keith “Nako E Le 'Ngoe” Thurman in round one and won a close split decision to earn a welterweight world title in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas . “It was fun ,” said Pacquiao . “My opponent is a good fighter and boxer . O ne a matla. I’m not that kind of boxer who talks a lot ; we were just promoting the fight . I think he did his best , and I did my best . I think we made the fans happy tonight because it was a good fight. ” The sell-out crowd of 14,356 got treated to great action from the start , as an exciting first round was capped off by Pacquiao dropping Thurman for the first time in his career with a straight right hand late in the round . “I knew it was too close ,” o ile a re Thurman. “He got the knockdown so he had momentum in round one. ” Thurman made it into the second round but continued to have trouble with Pacquiao’s right hand , as the future Hall of Famer threw it successfully as a jab and a power punch throughout the fight . Thurman adjusted in the middle rounds and began to try to smother Pacquiao and walk him down , having success when he was able to get his combinations off before his opponent . Despite blood pouring from his nose from round four on , Thurman was able to land powerful combinations on Pacquiao for much of the second half of the fight , but was never able to hurt Pacquiao or score a knockdown of his own . “I wish I had a little bit more output to go toe to toe ,” o ile a re Thurman. “I felt like he was getting a little bit tired , but he did have experience in the ring . My conditioning and my output was just behind Manny Pacquiao’s . I would love the rematch. ” In round 10, Pacquiao’s landed a strong left hook to the body that clearly hurt Thurman and forced him to spend much of the remainder of the round backpedaling . The CompuBox scores were indicative of the close nature of the fight , with Thurman out landing Pacquiao 210 ho 195, while Pacquiao was busier throwing 686 punches ho 571 from Thurman . “I really love the fans ,” said Pacquiao . “Thank you so much for coming here and witnessing the fight . I’m sure they were happy tonight because they saw a good fight . Even though Thurman lost , he did his best . He’s not an easy opponent . He’s a good boxer and he’s strong . I was just blessed tonight. ”Watch the round 10 totobatsa MONA Pacquiao had a large advantage in jabs landed , o tlohang ka 82 to Thurman’s 18. The 192 power punches landed by Thurman was the most in 43 Pacquiao fights that CompuBox has tracked . Round-by-round , the two fighters were only separated by more than five landed punches in rounds two , seven and nine . Ka mor'a 12 o garela, the judges reached a split decision , with one judge scoring the fight 114-113 for Thurman , overruled by two judges scoring it 115-112 for Pacquiao , who captured the WBA Welterweight World Championship at 40-years-old . “You get blessings and lessons ,” o ile a re Thurman. “Tonight was a blessing and a lesson . Thank you everybody , and thank you Manny Pacquiao. ” “Ke nahana (I will fight ) next year ,” said Pacquiao . “I will go back to the Philippines and work and then make a decision . I do hope to be at the (Errol) Spence vs.. (Shawn) Porter fight on September 28. ” The co-main event of the pay-per-view saw top contender Yordenis Ugas (24-4, 11 Kos) drop previously unbeaten Omar Figueroa (28-1-1, 19 Kos) on his way to a unanimous decision in their WBC welterweight title eliminator . Ugas got off to a strong start , connecting on a straight right hand that sent Figueroa into the ropes , which he held onto so he didn’t hit the canvas , but enough that referee Russell Mora ruled it a knockdown . “The fight played out how I thought it would ,” said Ugas . “I came out strong and Figueroa was tough as well . This was similar to the fight everyone expected . I came out on top. ” Watch the highlight of the knockdown MONA Figueroa recovered and was able to make it to round two , where he continued his strategy of coming forward to try to hurt Ugas on the inside . Ugas was able to control that action on the inside , landing numerous uppercuts to stun Figueroa . Leha ho le joalo, the inside fighting led to Ugas being deducted a point by the referee in round five for holding . “Ugas fought a smart fight ,” re Figueroa. “He was smothering me on the inside and holding . I thought the scores were too wide . I was following him and working the whole time . I felt like he only worked the last 30 seconds of the round , but I guess that was all it took . “I didn’t have any problems with his size . I thought I was able to do my thing , but when he was holding me I couldn’t get my offense going. ” Despite that , and being warned later in the fight for delivering low blows , Ugas dominated the fight according to CompuBox , out landing Figueroa 229 ho 131 and connecting with 28% of his punches , to Figueroa’s 22%. “I knew Figueroa was a tough guy , so I didn’t want to waste my energy trying to take him out early ,” said Ugas . “I was ready to go 12 rounds. ” Ka mor'a 12 o garela, all three judges scored the fight the same , 119-107 in favor of Ugas , who became the mandatory for the winner of the Errol Spence Jr . vs.. Shawn Porter welterweight title unification . “I’m extremely happy to be in this position to fight for the WBC title again ,” said Ugas . “I will be ready for the winner of Errol Spence Jr . vs.. Shawn Porter. ” Additional action saw former world champion Sergey Lipinets (16-1, 12 Kos) score a highlight-reel knockout against Jayar Inson (18-3, 12 Kos) in the second round of their welterweight matchup . Lipinets was originally scheduled to fight John Molina Jr. , before Molina pulled out of the fight Friday morning due to a back injury . Inson , who was scheduled to fight on the non-televised undercard , stepped up to the challenge . “When I first heard the news about Molina , I knew that I wanted to still fight on a show of this magnitude ,” said Lipinets . “As far as fighting a southpaw , I’ve had so many amateur fights in my kickboxing career that I had no problem adjusting . E ne e le taba feela ea ho nako. I also have sparred with great southpaws like Victor Ortiz throughout my career , so I was comfortable with the change in fighter. ” In an exchange early in the second round , Lipinets landed a clean left hook to Inson’s head , which sent the Filipino-fighter to the canvas . Although Inson got to his feet , referee Jay Nady waved off the bout 57 metsotsoana e ka pota. “I got hit and I slipped , that made it look worse ,” said Inson . “When I stood up I thought I was fine and tried to raise my hands and show the referee. ” “Joe Goossen is an exceptional trainer and he just told me to work from a different direction facing a southpaw ,” said Lipinets . “I just made sure to block his punches with my elbows . That was the only adjustment I had to make and it ended up working just fine. ” Watch the Lipinets KO highlight MONA The opening pay-per-view bout saw undefeated former champion Luis Nery (30-0, 24 Kos) deliver a ninth-round knockout of former bantamweight champion Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9 Kos). “I wasn’t really paying attention to how long the fight was going , I was just getting into a rhythm as it went on ,” said Nery . “I had to work hard to get to him because he’s a good boxer . The longer it went , the better I felt . I put my punches together well once I got going. ” In a fast-paced duel of former champions , Payano had success early boxing the aggressive Nery , moving back to avoid his attack and landing his own offense against the knockout artist . Payano out landed or was even in punches landed for each of the first six rounds of the bout . “I’m a warrior and I wanted to keep going and fight back every time he came forward ,” said Payano . “My coach wanted me to stay behind my jab a little more. ” As the fight grew into the middle rounds , Nery began to increase the offense and was able to land power shots that slowed Payano’s ability to box from the outside . Nery hurt Payano early in round seven , eventually dominating the round , out landing his opponent 22 ho 7. “He was a very complicated fighter at the beginning , he’s a veteran , so I had to try to adapt to his style to see how I could get in ,” said Nery . “In the fifth or sixth round I started gaining control of the fight and then that left hook came to the body which was devastating. ” “During the exchanges it was Nery’s second shot that was getting in ,” said Payano . “We corrected the issue but then that body shot came in from nowhere and hit me in a rib that I had broken years ago against Raushee Warren. ” Round eight saw Nery continue to break Payano down , most notably landing a big left hand midway through the round that caused blood to pour from Payano’s nose . During an exchange in the ninth-round , Payano landed a devastating left hook to the ribs that put Payano down . He was unable to recover and referee Vic Drakulich halted the bout 1:43 kena ka ho pota-pota. “I wanted to get him out early ,” said Nery . “But this showed that I do have the experience to go into the later rounds and still take out my opponent . I showed that I have good defense and can make adjustments. ” Watch Nery’s knockout MONA The FOX PBC Fight Night main event on FOX and FOX Deportes saw IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Kaleb “Sweethands ” Dimela (19-0, 11 Kos) retain his title with a dominant third-round knockout over previously unbeaten Mike Lee (21-1, 11 Kos). “It went exactly how I planned it would go ,” re Plant. “Ka ho feletseng. I’ve been telling you all week it wasn’t going to go 12 rounds and I stuck to my word and I tried to do that . I hope you guys had a good time. ” Plant got off to a fast-start , dropping Lee with a left hook late in the first round . The unbeaten challenger was able to recover and survive the round , but was hard-pressed to make up for the hand speed advantage of Plant . You can watch Plant’s first knockdown MONA “I think I have a high boxing IQ and I do this at a really high level ,” re Plant. “So it was just about making adjustments . O ile a 's e kholo, strong guy and he just came in here to give it his all. ” Lee looked to charge in hard against Plant and use his size and power to land a big shot and change the momentum of the fight . Plant was sharp and avoided the looping right hands that Lee was attacking with . “The speed was the difference , he’s fast and very accurate ,” o ile a re Lee. “I had some success with my right hands but wasn’t able to be consistent with it. ” A pota tse tharo, Plant landed a vicious right hook early in the round that put Lee down for the second time . After a left hook appeared to connect and send Lee down a second time , referee Robert Byrd ruled it had come from a push and continued the fight once Lee got to his feet . Plant had his opponent hurt and continued to press forward , eventually landing another left hook that put Lee down , this time forcing the referee to wave off the bout 1:29 kena ka ho pota-pota. Watch the highlight of Plant’s TKO MONA “I had no issue with the stoppage , that’s the referee’s job and I respect it ,” o ile a re Lee. Ka mor'a hore ntoa, Benavidez was asked about a possible unification fight against the winner of the just announced Anthony Dirrell vs . David Benavidez WBC Super Middleweight Championship fight . “Oh yeah , we can definitely unify ,” re Plant. “I ain’t hard to get a hold of . I ain’t hard to make a fight with . Come see me . You know my advisor. ” The opening bout on FOX and FOX Deportes saw Efe Ajagba (11-0, 9 Kos) score a unanimous decision over Ali Eren Demirezen (11-1, 10 Kos) in a 10-round battle of undefeated heavyweights . It was the first time that two unbeaten fighters from the 2016 Olympics faced off as pros . You can find full fight highlights MONA Ajagba used his jab and height effectively throughout the fight , lulisa 10 ea 45 jabs per round , doubling the heavyweight average . Leha ho le joalo, an elbow injury and the accurate punching of Demirezen forced Ajagba to go the distance for the first time as a pro . “This was the first fighter to take me the distance ,” said Ajagba . “He was strong and could take my punches . My trainer just told me to keep using my jab and stay in the middle of the ring . “I hurt my elbow early on , so I couldn’t shoot my right hand like I wanted . But I won’t use that as an excuse . As a tall man I had to use the jab and if it went the distance , that was my best way to win. ” Demirezen thought the scorecards should have been closer and believed that his performance should have garnered him more than the decision loss . Demirezen was actually the more accurate puncher , lulisa 26% of his punches to 22% from Ajagba . “I don’t agree with the scores , especially 99-91 ” said Demirezen . “It was much closer . I feel that at minimum , it was a draw . I knew I had to knock him out and that a knockout might be easier than winning by points . I thought it was a good performance but I can do better . I’d like to fight in the U.S . hape.” Ajagba’s activity from start to finish was impressive , as he threw 877 kakaretso punches, lulisa 191. While Demirezen was not far behind with 149 punches landed , he only out landed Ajagba in three rounds . Ka mor'a 10 rounds of action all three judges scored the fight in favor of Ajagba , ka ba bangata ba 99-91 habeli 'me 97-93.
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