ARLINGTON, Texas -- In his return from a 14-month layoff and surgery on a detached retina, unified champion Errol Spence Jr. made quite the statement in Saturday's homecoming about where he stands in the welterweight division.
Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) extended his control as the power player at 147 pounds by unifying his WBC and IBF titles with the WBA belt from Yordenis Ugas (27-5, 12 KOs) in a thrilling 10th-round TKO of his game opponent inside an electric AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
A native of nearby Desoto, the 32-year-old Spence traded huge shots throughout at close range as he looked to make a statement against the brave Ugas, who wobbled Spence in Round 6 with a flurry of shots that knocked out his mouthpiece. To Spence's credit, he never went down and he went on to swell the right eye of Ugas shut, forcing referee Laurence Cole to stop the fight at 1:44 of Round 10 on the advice of the ringside doctor.
CBS Sports was with you throughout the entire way on Saturday night, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights below.
Spence vs. Ugas fight card, odds
- Errol Spence, Jr. (c) def. Yordenis Ugas via 10th-round TKO (doctor stoppage)
- Isaac Cruz def. Yuriokis Gamboa via fifth-round TKO
- Jose Valenzuela def. Francisco Vargas via first-round knockout
- Cody Crowley def. Josesito Lopez via unanimous decision (98-91, 98-91, 99-90)
- Eimantas Stanionis def. Radzhab Butaev via split decision (116-111, 117-110, 113-114)
- Brandun Lee def. Zachary Ochoa via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 98-92)
Spence vs. Ugas scorecard, live coverage
| Spence (c) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | TKO | 88 | ||
| Ugas (c) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 83 |
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas fight results, highlights: 'The Truth' unifies titles with 10th-round TKO - CBS Sports
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