Manny Pacquiao cannot knock me out, says Yordenis Ugas – ‘he’s not had a KO in a long time’
- Trainer Freddie Roach bullish about Filipino boxing icon’s chances of getting a 40th career finish
- WBA super welterweight champ Ugas ‘100 per cent certain’ Pacquiao will not stop him, as he promises ‘12 hard rounds’ at final press conference
Manny Pacquiao will go in search of a 40th career knockout when he fights to regain the WBA super welterweight title this weekend, but Yordenis Ugas and the champion’s camp are adamant it will not be against them.
The 35-year-old Cuban (26-4, 12 KOs) will defend the title he was awarded this year after the 42-year-old Filipino icon (62-7-2) was stripped for inactivity, when their pair clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
But eight-weight world champ Pacquiao has just one knockout win in his last 16 fights – a TKO over the hapless Lucas Matthysse in Macau three years ago – with some questioning whether the fighting Senator’s legendary power has left him.
“We’ll see – I’m not predicting the fight, but I will do my best,” Pacquiao said at Wednesday night’s press conference, in typical humble fashion.
His American head trainer Freddie Roach, sat next to him on stage, was less deferential.
