When Yordenis Ugas dared to board a motorized raft from his native Cuba more than a decade ago, his visions of freedom on the shores of Mexico and beyond propelled him along with that small motor.

ARLINGTON, Texas – There were nights nine years ago when a depressed Yordenis Ugas didn’t have enough to eat. Ugas had defected to the United States from Cuba in 2010, but he hadn’t come close to ...

Welcome back to the big show, Mario Barrios. The Texas native turned a significant corner on Saturday night, one year after suffering his first career losses to Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Keith Thurman ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a big weekend for boxing fans as Errol Spence and ...

What seemed to be impossible became a reality when the World Boxing Association allowed the unification plans of three titles between Yordenis Ugas (WBA) and Errol Spence (IBF, WBC). Spence was set to ...

Yordenis Ugas glides around the boxing ring inside the Salas Boxing Academy in Las Vegas one spring Thursday afternoon. With white boxing gloves tied to his hands, red Adidas boxing shoes laced to his ...

One of the most anticipated boxing matches of 2022 takes place Saturday as undefeated welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. takes on fellow title holder Yorgenis Ugas in a 12-round main event. The ...

Errol Spence Jr. needed to slow down. Everything in his life was moving at a rapid pace. Inside the ring, his auspicious career was accelerating, bringing him to the cusp of boxing supremacy. Residing ...

The chorus of boos inside T-Mobile Arena drowned out Erickson Lubin’s postfight interview with Showtime’s Jim Gray. The crowd didn’t think he beat Jesus Ramos Jr. But Lubin did enough in the eyes of ...

LAS VEGAS — Twenty years ago, Freddie Roach was a nascent trainer. His mentor, Eddie Futch, had set him off on his own and Roach was proving to be a worthy successor to the master. The star of Roach’s ...