In the victory, Spence retained his WBC and IBF titles to add to the WBA belt that he won here from Ugas.
Spence never knocked Ugas down but his heavy shots moved the Cuban around the ring and despite a brave effort on the part of Ugas, he committed what seems to be an awful mistake with the decision to stand and slug with the powerful Spence rather than use his physical skills to box Spence from the outside.
Still, for all of the domination by Spence, Ugas did land his share and punches and almost scored the first knockdown against Spence in his career.
Ugas landed a right hand that visibly stunned Spence and knocked his mouthpiece out.
As a jarred Spence looked down for the mouthpiece, the opportunistic Ugas jumped on Spence (very legal) with a combination of punches that sent Spence bouncing off the ropes, which should have been scored a knockdown as the ropes helped Spence remain on his feet.
Ugas attempted to land more punches but the always corrupt/inept Lawrence Cole decided then to rinse the mouthpiece but first walked Spence to the wrong corner before arriving at Spence's corner for the rinse buying Spence a few extra badly needed seconds to get things straight.
By the time action resumed, Spence was back in control of his faculties, and Ugas's best chance of an upset had passed.
Spence pounded Ugas badly in the eighth (two judges would score the round 10-8 for Spence) and the eye swelling began to increase rapidly for the soon-to-be former champion, who was found to have had suffered an orbital fracture around his right eye.
And then after the fight, the words that fight fans have been waiting for years were finally uttered as Spence stated that he wanted Terence Crawford next.
Hopefully, that fight can be made for the fall and once and all decide just which of the two is the true top welterweight of this era.
The preliminary bouts were all fights that were lopsided affairs and if all were right with boxing, the three losers would consider leaving the sport with their best days behind them.
Isaac Cruz rebounded from his close decision loss to Gervonta Davis with a five-round annihilation of washed-up Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Punch resistance has never been a strong suit of Gamboa even at his peak but his chin and legs are finished with this game as Cruz shook the veteran with every punch landed and dropped Gamboa in the second, third, fourth, and fifth rounds, before the fight ended with Gamboa against the ropes in the fifth round.
The fight likely could have been stopped two rounds before and no one would have complained a bit.
Promising lightweight Jose Valenzuela scored the biggest win of his young career with one left hook that sent former WBC junior lightweight champion Francisco Vargas down and out in the first round.
Vargas had taken his share of punishment in some terrific fights but at this stage, Vargas is a spent fuse.
As for Valenzuela, he appears to be a very promising prospect with big things ahead of him.
Welterweight Cody Crowley scored a unanimous decision over shopworn Josesito Lopez in a ten-rounder.
I haven't watched the fight of this writing...
Boxing Challenge
TRS: 63 Pts (7)
Vince Samano: 55 Pts (5)
Ramon Malpica: 52 Pts (6)
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