Julio Cesar Chavez chooses Pacquiao to win by decision against Ugas

NbaSports Eylül 01, 2021

Julio Cesar Chavez is in charge of broadcasting for ESPN. Photo by Mark Giongco

MANILA, Philippines – Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez believes Manny Pacquiao will walk away with victory against Yordenis Ugas in their welterweight title game Sunday (Manila time) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In an interview with FightHype.com, Chavez said Pacquiao could win the WBA super welterweight title through a decision against Ugas.

“I think Pacquiao hasn’t had a knockout in a few years, it’s been years so I think he’ll win by decision tomorrow,” said Chavez, who is arguably the greatest Mexican boxer of all time.

Chavez is also part of the Box Azteca broadcast team for the Pacquiao-Ugas fight who also dabbed the Filipino icon in a video he posted on his Instagram account.

While Chavez claimed that Pacquiao has never knocked out an opponent for some time, Pacquiao scored a seventh round win over Lucas Matthysse in 2018 to win the “normal” WBA welterweight championship.

The last time Pacquiao put his opponent to sleep was in 2009 when he knocked out Ricky Hatton’s consciousness with a beautiful left overhand to win the IBO Super Lightweight title.