Yordenis Ugas stopped Nelson Lara in round two of their scheduled ten round super welterweight bout at The Fitgerald’s Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
Ugas, who was a last minute replacement overwhelmed the smaller Lara, and landed an uppercut that dropped Lara. Lara got up, but he was bleeding from his left eye and referee Bill Clancy stopped the bout at 20 seconds.
Ugas, 153.2 lbs of Santiago, CUB is 19-3 with 9 knockouts. Lara, 152.4 lbs of Caazo, NIC is 17-8
“I always stay ready in the gym and I was in great shape to deliver a spectacular performance tonight,” said Ugas. “I wanted to attack the body and make this a short night. I’m happy I was able to give the fans a knockout.
“I want any of the world class fighters in the welterweight division,” said Ugas. “I’m ready to fight anyone and prove that I’m as good as any fighter out there.”
Levan Ghvamichava won a ten round unanimous decision over Oscar Molina in a welterweight bout.
Ghvamichava controlled the bout with his pressure, but suffered a cut over his right eye in the final round.
Ghvamichava, 149 lbs of the Georgia Republic won by scores of 98-92 twice and 97-93. and is now 18-3-1. Molina, 149 lbs of Norwalk, CA is 13-2.
