On March 9, 2019, Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 KOs), the welterweight WBC champion, defends his title against Cuban challenger, Yordenis Ugás (23-3, 11 KOs).
Shawn Porter is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Danny García, 6 months and 1 day ago. Yordenis Ugás is on a 8-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo, 6 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Shawn Porter at 99-1 winning odds. Yordenis Ugás really doesn't have much to present against Porter.
Shawn Porter defeated Yordenis Ugás via split decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Porter improves his record to 30-2-1, while Ugás adds a loss to his record at 23-4.