In what turned out to be a terrific fight, Thomas Dulorme and Yordenis Ugas traded knockdowns on their way to going the ten round distance in the main event of the Mayweather/McGregor FOX prelims. Juan Heraldez also won in the opener over Jose Miguel Borrego.
In a fight sort of marred by and sort of made more entertaining by numerous fouls, Yordenis Ugas (20-3, 9 KOs) got his hand raised in the end over Thomas Dulorme (24-3, 16 KOs). Early the fight was a disaster for Dulorme. He was dropped twice in the second round thanks to Ugas right hands that just could not miss. He also lost two points for low blows along the way, ultimately costing himself the fight.
Dulorme rallied well in the second half of the fight. He adjusted to working more on the inside, but in the end that was also his downfall. While the body work slowed Ugas down and turned the tide in the fight, it also resulted in many low blows on the belt and hips that ended up losing the Puerto Rican two points in a fight he lost by one on two cards. Even a seventh round knockdown wasn’t quite enough to undo the damage of the point deductions.
This is a weird fight in terms of evaluating its impact on their careers. Ugas won fairly by the rules of the sport, but it sort of feels like a loss. The opposite can be said for Thomas Dulorme. A rematch seems to be in order for this extremely good fight without a satisfying result.
In the opening bout, Juan Heraldez (13-0, 8 KOs) scored unanimous decision in an upset over previously hot prospect Jose Miguel Borrego (12-1, 11 KOs). Heraldez was hurt once and later dropped hard with left hands, but overall he had a pretty easy time using basic movement to befuddle his nineteen year old adversary. Borrego really showed a concerning lack of understanding of footwork. He couldn’t set himself to punch for long stretches, nor could he cut off the rin with any consistency. I suppose this was an example as to why promoters do not normally match their nineteen year old prospects with anything resembling good competition.
