Pacquiao vs Ugas

Pacquiao thanks the fans present at T-Mobile Arena despite the pandemic. He says sorry to the fans because he lost. — Luisa Morales 

Ugas probably with his most dominant round in this 12th and final. His right hand has found its mark. — Dino Maragay

11th round, no different. Story is that pacquiao can't land his punches. Ugas rocks him with a right. — Abac Cordero

Ugas' height has been an obstacle for Pacquiao, who's having a hard time landing his signature left. — Dino Maragay

Rare inside exchange in Round 10, Manny clips Ugas with a left that rendered the Cuban a bit off-balanced. — Dino Maragay

Through Round 8, 65-59 lead for Pacquiao in power punches so far. — Dino Maragay

The question is can a fight be won with the jab alone? Ugas so far has relied on boxing's most basic punch so far. The right has been a bit stagnant. — Dino Maragay

Staredown at the close of the seventh round. Pacquiao landing some good shots but Ugas jab still there posing a big problem. Crucial 8th round up. — Abac Cordero

Ugas shimmies at the end of Round 7, asserts himself with the jab. — Dino Maragay

Story of the fight so far: Pacquiao's determination, energy to take the belt; Ugas seems to say "keep trying" and tries his best to keep Pacquiao at bay. — Dino Maragay

Ugas has so far proved himself as a worthy replacement to Spence. Pacquiao hasn't really figured him out and banks only on his energy, work rate. — Dino Maragay

Pacquiao might have stolen Round 5 with those late flurries. But it's a close round. — Dino Maragay

Pacquiao busier with flurries, Ugas banking on the jab and that "Cuban" looping right. — Dino Maragay

Ugas with another low blow in Round 4. Ref gives Manny time to recover. — Dino Maragay

Ugas with a couple of overhand rights in Round 3. Pacquiao busier but not that effective. — Dino Maragay

Ugas likely to have taken the round 2 because of those effective jabs. — Dino Maragay

Ugas buisier with the jab on Round 2. 

Ugas fires slow jabs, Pacquiao accidentally slips to the floor. Clear round 1 to Manny. — Dino Maragay

Pacquiao jumping on Ugas in round 1. The Cuban mostly on the defensive. — Dino Maragay

Round 1: Pacquiao immediately targets Ugas' body. — Dino Maragay

Manny Pacquiao makes his way to the ring to his favorite entrance song Eye of the Tiger. — Dino Maragay

Though the reigning, defending champion, Ugas enters the ring first being the B-side fighter. It's the Manny Pacquiao show after all. — Dino Maragay

Up next: Manny Pacquiao will try to regain the WBA "super" welterweight title he was unceremoniously stripped of and now bestowed to Yordenis Ugas, who's already a two-time jackpot winner with the belt and the career-high payday that comes with fighting Pacquiao. — Dino Maragay

Commentators say around 15,000 people are present at the T-Mobile Arena to watch the Pacquiao vs Ugas fight. — Luisa Morales

Pacquaio is seen relaxing before his fight.

Commentators say Mark Magsayo had been trailing the scorecards, 87-82 and 86-83 (twice), prior to that jaw-dropping knockout of Julio Ceja. He would've lost the fight otherwise. — Dino Maragay

Up next: It's 2007 all over again with Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, LOL! Both are Mayweather victims. — Dino Maragay

Mark Magsayo magnificently knocks Julio Ceja out 50 seconds into round 10 to stay unbeaten. — Dino Maragay

It was a thunderous right straight by Magsayo that sent Ceja to dreamland. — Dino Maragay

Huge knockout by Magsayo! Scary sight as Ceja is still out cold! — Dino Maragay

Magsayo tries to land a home run at the start of the 10th but misses. And stops Ceja cold! — Dino Maragay

Ceja has allowed Magsayo to gain a 2nd or 3rd wind when he stopped aggressively going to the body. — Dino Maragay

Ceja has mellowed down on his previously effective body stalking, and now Magsayo has come back. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo throwing combinations while strategically tying up Ceja to prevent those body shots as the 8th round concludes. — Dino Maragay

Ceja just keep on pressing forward but Magsayo doing good work upstairs in the 8th. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo clips Ceja to the head with a couple of shots and seems to be doing well in round 7. — Dino Maragay

Those body shots sting and will definitely take their toll in the later rounds. It's like chopping off a tree gradually until you strike timber. — Dino Maragay

What Magsayo needs to do is stick that jab and keep moving side-to-side to elude Ceja's body assault. — Dino Maragay

Ceja's constant targeting of Magsayo's body finally pays off with that knockdown. Both fighters have now floored each other once. — Dino Maragay

Ceja continues to dig to Magsayo's body with right hooks. Magsayo showing toughness, but for how long? — Dino Maragay

Magsayo with four consecutive body shots to Ceja in the 5th. — Dino Maragay

Only time will tell if Ceja's body work is paying off. He's clearly trying to break down Magsayo. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo fighting well backwards, using his range and movement in the 4th.  — Dino Maragay

Ceja is doing a good job forcing the bigger Magsayo to the ropes. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo with a combination to Ceja's head in the 3rd. — Dino Maragay

Ceja totally recovered from that first-round knockdown and engaged with Magsayo in the second. — Dino Maragay

Ceja survives the first round and tags Magsayo to the face at the bell. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo teeing off against Ceja in a dominant first round so far. — Dino Maragay

Magsayo quickly drops Ceja with a left hook in the first! — Dino Maragay

Filipino prospect Mark Magsayo (22-0, 15 KOs) takes on Mexico's Julio Ceja (32-4-1, 28 KOs) in a WBC featherweight title eliminator. — Dino Maragay

WBO "super" welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas arrives in the building of T-Mobile Arena.

Previously unbeaten Filipino prospect John Dato loses to Mexico's Angel Contreras via unanimous decision in the Pacquiao vs Ugas undercard.

Scores were 78-73 and 77-74 (2x) for Contreras, who floored Dato with an uppercut in Round 3 and battered him through 8 rounds. — Dino Maragay

Will the battle-tested Manny Pacquiao win against WBO "super" welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas? Bookmark this page for updates. Photos courtesy of AFP