[ Conversing in Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪ Black smoke and heavy eyes ♪ ♪ The secrets and the lies ♪ ♪ This night is our disguise ♪ Hey, where my kids at? Narrator: There's clarity in the
cruelty that is a boxing match. Immediately afterward
in contrasting locker rooms, one man's face bruised
and broken, the other smiling, unmarked. But to know the full truth,
it helps to first look back. ♪ Hold your breath ♪ ♪ We're not turning back ♪ Man: We back at home, baby! Narrator: There are moments
in the careers of the greatest champions, fights that announce
their eminence to wider audiences
and larger followings, fights made greater
by the contexts that surrounds them, fighters adding reverence
to their legacies by what they have overcome. As Errol Spence Jr. prepared
to collide with Yordenis Ugas, the boxer known as The Truth confronted a series
of nagging questions from a life-threatening
car crash to a career-threatening
eye injury to an opponent
with nothing to lose. What Spence wanted,
what he needed was to end all the questions
about a career interrupted and put a legacy back
on an immortal track... I got a third chance,
and it's up to me to fulfill my dream. ♪ Hold your breath ♪ Narrator: ...in front
of his hometown fans inside a legendary stadium on a night to remember
one way or the other. Whatever he needed,
whatever it took. ♪ Hold your breath ♪ ♪ We're not turning back ♪ [ Indistinct conversations ] Man: Spence, yo, Spence.
You fine. You at home. Do your thing.
This where we at right here. Yeah, this where we at. I'm excited about this fight. I don't know what to do. This about to be
off the chain. Ranallo:
Just under 40,000 fans have congregated here
at Jerry World... Let's go, boy! at Jerry World, the home of the Dallas Cowboys,
AT&T Stadium. Ebony: I'm like
overloaded on excitement. I'm like ready
to get this show on the road. Trying to save my voice
before I lose it. Definitely gonna lose
our voice tonight. ♪♪ Errol Spence Jr.
taking on Yordenis Ugas. The winner will walk out
of the ring with three of the four belts. ♪♪ Lennon: And now making his way
to the ring, The current
WBA welterweight champion, Yordenis Ugas! Bernstein: You know,
when this man stepped away from the sport
for two years, that man,
Ismael Salas, his trainer, helped him
get back on the stick. He is excited
about this opportunity. And now,
boxing's pride of Dallas. Woman: Let's go, baby! "The Truth" Errol Spence Jr.! Yes, sir! Man: We about to bust him up.
Bust him up real bad. Lennon: It's showtime! [ Bell dings ] Ranallo: The bell and Round 1 of the 12th welterweight unification fight
in history. For Errol Spence, he's involved
in his second. Gonna send that ass
back home. We caught that. Watch the right,
watch the right. Ranallo: And of course,
Ugas known for that high guard. Boy, that [bleep] like this. Ranallo: Ugas Going to the body
with a right hand, and both of them love
to rock the body. Their body work is exceptional. Ugas launches that right hand
to the head of Spence. Watch him, baby!
Watch him! Straight shots down the middle! To the head, there we go. Ranallo: Spence now beginning
to unload with the left hand. Bernstein: When Errol Spence
punches in combination, he has a tough man
to deal with. And that's what
he's doing right now. Bell dings ] Time! So, he invest to the body,
the body. Start breaking down his body.
Don't be a head hunter. Go to the body. [ Bell dings ] Referee: Box! ♪♪ Ranallo: Wow.
Things are heating up. Close it up, close it up! Ranallo: Again, Spence leading
with the left. Bernstein: Getting off first
on almost every occasion, and not being countered
too much. Oh, right hand by Ugas. Oh [bleep] Ranallo: Left hand lands,
another left and another left. There we go.
Good job, EJ. It's your house, baby! Ranallo: Ugas gets popped
as Spence splits the guard. Ugas fires back
with a combination, and throws a thunderous
right hand. And another right hand
that bounced off the face of Errol Spence. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, watch
the right, watch the right. Ugas and Spence going
toe to toe. Shoot the jab, step around him,
boom, the middle shot. 'Cause he ain't gonna fall
off one shot. Gotta keep
breaking him down. Ranallo: Show me someone
who loves his job like Yordenis Ugas. That smile still on his face. But Spence beginning
to really find a rhythm here. Clarity, baby.
Clarity. Bernstein: And the lack of a jab
for Ugas a big issue right now. Ranallo: Left uppercut,
right hook, and again, Errol Spence
with some sweet combinations. There it go!
There it go! Come on, EJ! Bernstein: Yeah, This has been
a very good round for Errol Spence. Bernstein: Spence high
work rate, the potent body punching. And Ugas absorbing these shots. Oh, there's a right hook
and a left uppercut, and Ugas finally backing up. Spence digs to the body. Now Ugas tries to fire back,
and does so to the body. Fantastic. Bell! You got that [bleep]
shaking in his [bleep]
shoes. ♪♪ Ranallo: Errol Spence in rhythm,
fully focused. Break him down!
He gonna quit! He gonna quit! And they're just standing
right in front of each other. That right hand hurt Spence. Spence is sent into the ropes! Oh! Oh, no! [ Cheers and applause ] Ranallo: A momentary lapse
in judgment, and Spence smiling. But the ropes could very well
have saved him. The mouthpiece was knocked out. Keep your head on the goal. Yeah. Then don't say yeah,
do the [bleep] -Wow.
-That was... -Some drama from Yordenis Ugas.
-Oh, yeah. And really the first time
we have seen Errol Spence in that kind of
adversity in a long time. Yeah's, he's never been down.
Never been down. Wow! The ebb and flow
of two of the best. [ Bell dings ] Referee: Time! [ Chanting "Ugas" ] I'm ready for this [bleep]
to be over. [ Laughs ] I know what you mean. Ranallo: Well, the first
half of this fight has been fantastic. What do they have in store
for us for the second half? Oh. Oh. ♪♪ Errol Spence is delivering
some uppercuts and some left hands that are
bothering Yordenis Ugas. The crowd erupting here
at AT&T Stadium. Still smiling,
but, boy, his face beginning
to swell up due to the offense onslaught
of Errol Spence Jr. Wow, look at his face. Beat him down,
back him down! Ranallo: Spence continues
to work the body. And now Ugas staggers him
momentarily with the right, but Spence going back
to the body with the left. Errol Spence Jr. showing Showing explicitly
why he was able to put this kind of crowd
in a venue this size. He is putting on a show. Stop! Stop!
Neutral corner. [ Crowd booing ] ♪♪ Can you see? And the doctor has advised
the referee that Yordenis Ugas can continue. But for how much longer
with this kind of assault? Throbbing right hooks by Spence,
left down the middle. Mares: It just comes natural
really for Spence. -He's showing up, backing up.
-He is. Ranallo: And Errol Spence Jr.
intends on shutting down the title reign
of Yordenis Ugas. You gotta check it out, man.
You gotta check it out, man. [ Cheers and applause ] Errol Spence Jr. is one
of the best boxers on planet Earth. [ Cheers and applause ] Man: Great job, man.
Great job. Listen. Yeah, gotta work.
yeah. Lennon: He is the winner by way
of technical knockout. He is now the WBC, WBA IBF
unified welterweight champion of the world. "The Truth" Errol Spence Jr.! [ Bell dinging ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Speaking in Spanish ] ♪♪ [ Indistinct shouting ] ♪♪ [ Indistinct conversations ] I love you. [ Indistinct ] Yordenis,
keep your chin up. ♪♪ Man: Keep your head up, champ. [ Indistinct conversations ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Siren wailing ] Man: I'm gonna see you
in the room in a minute, right? That's awesome, man. [ Indistinct conversations ] [ Indistinct talking ] Oh, my God.
I'm so proud of you, bro. You did -- Hey, bro. You taught me how
to do some [bleep] Just keep punching [bleep]
Just keep punching [bleep] Man: Tell him. Put his ass in the dirt. You put him in the dirt. Man: Put his ass in the dirt! Hey, good job.
Have a good time, my boy. You're the best, man. Champ, let me tell you
what I told them. Yeah. I told them all
any man can beat a man. It takes a [bleep] man
to break a man. Oh, yeah.
Dude. Come on, you know
we get our picture. We've been waiting! Errol: I feel good. Man: Is he as tough
as you thought? Yeah, he definitely tough.
He got a lot of heart. Baby. Come here, baby girl. ♪♪ You see my fight?
Huh? You liked it?
Yes. You good?
You see me win? Yeah. Hey, baby.
Hey, baby. How you feeling? Daddy!
Hey, baby! You won!
You won! You seen it?
Yes! I put on a show? Yes, you won! Oh, girl, you so pretty. Both of y'all pretty.
Y'all going hard. -We won.
-Hey, mama. Oh, yeah. [ Indistinct conversation ] [ Both laugh ] You crazy. Man: You gotta put it on first. ♪♪ [ Chickens clucking ] Girl: It's trapped! Get away. -Come here.
-No. Errol: I've seen his face
start getting messed up. I was like,
"Yeah, I got him now. This is pretty much over.
I'mma get him." It showed he was warrior.
He ain't stop at all. [ Indistinct talking ] Beginning of next round,
whole 'nother fight. I respect him on that. It's a balance with everything. Yeah. Hot [bleep] bro. I'm in great spirits. It was a good fight,
very entertaining from, you know, the feedback I got
from my family and friends. And I even fought better
than what was expected, shut all the doubters out. ♪♪ Narrator: It's fitting that
Spence's latest triumph took place in Texas -- a star in the Lone Star State in a stadium packed
with supporters. And more importantly,
the few who matter most. Questions answered,
doubts removed. It's time to celebrate. For now. Lennon: Errol Spence Jr.! Narrator: If beauty,
as they say, is in the eye of the beholder, consider another symphony of
strikes from a boxing virtuoso, each laced with deeper meaning, the kind that can change
fortunes, narratives, careers. Errol Spence Jr. fights
with elegance and grace. He dazzles while he destroys. While all of boxing
turned his way, the pride of Texas
sharpened his sport's future. And closing one eye opened countless more
across the world. ♪♪
