Pacquiao was supposed to face World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr, but the unbeaten American pulled out due to an eye injury. It will be the first fight in more than two years for Pacquiao, who wants to prove that he remains a dominant force at 42 years old, and possibly, set himself up for bigger bouts. The Filipino icon is determined to reclaim the world title he once owned after the WBA stripped it off him earlier this year due to inactivity and rewarded it to Ugas. Whether Manny Pacquiao can still hold his own will be put to the test as he tangles with World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas in the US on Saturday, August 21 (Sunday, August 22, Manila time). The favorite going into the bout, Dato saw his win-loss-draw record drop to 14-1-1 as Contreras pulled off a unanimous decision win in their eight-round featherweight duel.Ĭontreras hiked his record to 11-4-2. 💥 Order #PacquiaoUgas on Pay-Per-View NOW: /N6YORSjL65- Premier Boxing Champions August 22, 2021 The fights will keep getting harder and harder from here."ĭato said there's hope that his fight would be televised but wasn't sure at press time if the bout would reach air.Angel Contreras shows tremendous heart in his victory over John Dato, defeating the 🇵🇭 favorite by UD in a 8RD featherweight bout.
I couldn't ask for a better team."ĭato says his opponent has a 13-1 record. They've been with me since the beginning and they push me.
It's like a relationship, there are ups and downs. I haven't taken a break during this pandemic. "The kids who come here to train, they push me," Dato said. His team has remained the same with Tony Ojeda and Raul Anguiano training him in the ring and Ty Lee training him outside of it. Dato also finds time to train there in between his sessions as a coach. He has a large group of kids who train at the gym daily. He's moved his gym from a garage near Santa Maria High School to the Town Center Mall. I'm his only Filipino fighter and trying to be the next Filipino superstar."ĭato has developed his game outside the ring in the last two years also. "Leo is basically my manager," Dato said. He was elected as Senator of the Philippines in 2016.ĭato said Leo Santa Cruz, a multiple-division world champ, helped facilitate both Pacquiao undercard fights. He's 62-7 in his career and is the sport's only eight-division world champion. Pacquiao is the Philippines' biggest star. It's just a blessing to be fighting on the undercard of my idol." I've been training, going to Manny's house in the morning and running with him. We'll be fighting on a bigger stage at the T-Mobile Arena. "I didn't think I would fight again on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao. Dato fought at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez in October of 2019 and fought in Mexico multiple times after that.ĭato has spent the last few weeks training in Santa Maria and making two trips to Southern California to visit with Pacquiao and do some conditioning with the Filipino fighter who doubles as a politician in the Philippines. He has fought a handful of times since Pacquiao last entered the ring in 2019. The Santa Maria fighter is unbeaten in his career, sporting a record of 16-0-1. That seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Dato, a native of the Philippines who came to Santa Maria from the city of Bangar in the province of La Union.īut the opportunity has come once again for Dato. Dato knocked out Juan Antonio Lopez on that night, fighting on the undercard. Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines and reportedly mulling a run for president, scored a split decision victory over Keith Thurman then.
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