ONE LAST FIGHT? Manny Pacquiao considering Yordenis Ugas rematch in January as he brands Cuban ‘one of my easiest opponents’ despite defeat
Manny Pacquiao has revealed that he is considering taking a rematch with Yordenis Ugas in January, following his defeat on Saturday night.
The legendary eight-weight world champion was upset by the crafty Cuban, who made him look his age at 42 and outboxed him for a unanimous decision win.
In the immediate aftermath, Pacquiao hinted at retirement.
Three days later, he has not ruled this out, but is also thinking about one last fight.
Pacquiao told The Athletic: “Yes, I can come back in January. I will see about it.
It is known that Pacquiao, who’s already a senator, is intending to run for the presidency in his home country of the Philippines next year.
However, formal campaigning doesn’t begin until February and so could allow Manny time for the rematch.
Reflecting on the fight, he surprisingly said: “In my entire career, Ugas was one of the easiest opponents.
“He only had one style, and I should’ve been able to easily move away…
“You’ve seen how I have moved in my fights before. I couldn’t move in this fight. My legs just – stopped…
“He shouldn’t have touched me.
“When I moved here [to the right], I had nothing.
“You know how I move. You’ve seen it so many times.
“Every time I tried, I was left to just block with my hands.”
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“I know I can rematch him if I want. I’ll just need to tell Al Haymon. That would be no problem.
“I will think about it because I can’t believe that one of the easiest opponents I ever faced did that.”
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