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Errol Spence eyes unified title against Ugas, future shot at Terence Crawford

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Spence says the eye injury that prevented him from fighting Pacquiao last August won" t="" be="" a="" factor="" when="" he="" meets="" Yordenis="" Ugas="" on="" Saturday.="" AFP="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/afp/04/16/20220416-errol-spence-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>Spence says the eye injury that prevented him from fighting Pacquiao last August won&#x27;t be a factor when he meets Yordenis Ugas on Saturday. AFP/file</figcaption></figure></div>Errol Spence says the eye injury that prevented him from fighting Manny Pacquiao last August won&#x27;t be a factor when he meets Yordenis Ugas on Saturday in a welterweight world title unification bout.Spence will put his World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation titles on the line in the fight at AT&amp;T Stadium, home of the NFL&#x27;s Dallas Cowboys while Cuba&#x27;s Ugas defends his World Boxing Association belt.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/26/21/pacquiao-open-to-rematch-with-ugas-says-us-report">Pacquiao says open to rematch with Ugas — ‘I can come back in January’</a></li></ul>Spence, a Texas native, will be fighting for the third time at the stadium in Arlington in suburban Dallas, and for the second time attempts to return from serious injury.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/29/21/pacquiao-headed-back-to-ph-a-week-after-loss-to-ugas">Boxing: Pacquiao headed back to PH, a week after loss to Ugas</a></li></ul>The 31-year-old was hospitalized for days and sidelined for months after a single car crash in October of 2019.He returned to beat Danny Garcia on December 5, 2020 in an impressive display in Arlington.But a fight with Pacquiao was in the works late last year when Spence had to undergo surgery to repair a detached retina suffered in training.&quot;The eye is stronger,&quot; Spence said this week. &quot;Nothing will happen unless it&#x27;s shot at or something.&quot;Spence said he&#x27;s motivated by those who suggest he can&#x27;t come back again.&quot;When people say I can&#x27;t do this or I can&#x27;t do that, I prove them wrong every time,&quot; he said. &quot;I am the same guy I was before the accident and the injury. I feel like I&#x27;m better than that guy that fought Shawn Porter or Danny García.&quot;This fight might not go the distance,&quot; added Spence, who brings a record of 27-0 with 21 knockouts to the bout. &quot;Ugas is a tough fighter. He&#x27;s a guy that embraces the fight and wanting to go toe-to-toe. If he has to, he&#x27;ll do anything to win. I&#x27;m that type of guy. &quot;I&#x27;m the type of guy that if I have to go toe-to-toe, I will. If I have to stay there and fight, I will. If we get in the clinch and start fighting, I don&#x27;t think it’s going 12 rounds.&quot;Ugas, who stepped in at short notice and upset Pacquiao via unanimous decision, brings a record of 27-4 with 12 knockouts.The 35-year-old Cuban said he has &quot;nothing but respect&quot; for the unbeaten Spence.&quot;He&#x27;s a great fighter and this is not only going to be a clash between us, but also between two of the greatest trainers in the world, so you’re not going to want to miss that either,&quot; he said. &quot;Spence promises a knockout. I promise a win.&quot;The two fighters have a common opponent on their resumes. Spence beat Porter by split decision in a punishing September 2019 fight, Six months earlier Ugas dropped a controversial split decision to Porter.The winner of the bout is in line for a shot at World Boxing Organization champion Terence Crawford.&quot;That&#x27;s the only fight that&#x27;s supposed to happen,&quot; Spence said. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/25/21/pacquiao-advised-continuous-rest-after-ugas-defeat">Pacquiao advised continuous rest after Ugas defeat</a></li></ul>&quot;I want to be the three-belt unified champion of the world and I want to become the future undisputed welterweight champion of the world.&quot;<div>FROM THE ARCHIVES</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1756806" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Spence says the eye injury that prevented him from fighting Pacquiao last August won't be a factor when he meets Yordenis Ugas on Saturday.