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Yordenis Ugas took to professional boxing after a successful amateur career. As an amateur, the Cuban clinched bronze in the 2008 Olympics in the lightweight division and later turned pro. Though he fought his first title fight in the year 2019, he came into the limelight in the year 2021, when he successfully defended his WBA (Super) welterweight against the eight-weight division great, Manny Pacquiao.

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As of now, the 35-year-old is all set to exchange leather against the undefeated southpaw, Errol Spence Jr, with unified welterweight titles in a row in excited anticipation.

Interestingly, let us know the fortunes made by ’54 Milagros’ by battling throughout his career.

How much is Yordenis Ugas Worth?

Though ’54 Milagros’ is not among the top-notch names of this generation, he had made enough fortunes to afford the luxurious life of a boxer.

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According to gossipgist.com, Ugas has an estimated worth of $15 million. Satisfied with his earnings, the reigning champion has earned most of his wealth through boxing. Apart from that, endorsements also contributed a lot to it.

Yordenis Ugas boxing earnings

In his entire career of professional boxing, the Cuban fought 31 times. Though he won 27 bouts, he has to face four losses.

The entire earnings of his career are not clear, but Playerswiki.com reported that the average annual salary of the boxer is $609,000.

How much did Ugas make against Manny Pacquiao?

Yordenis Ugas defeated the Filipino legend via unanimous decision. However, he never met an opponent of Pacquiao’s charisma before, therefore it took him to new heights in his career.

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According to Dan Rafael, the official purse of Yordenis Ugas for the fight against Pacquiao was $500k. Which excluded his pay-per-view sum.

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Ugas’ biggest boxing purse

According to Total Portal, ‘54 Milagros’ will get a guaranteed purse of $2.5 million, including pay-per-view. Whereas, his opponent will clinch around $5 million.

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This is going to be one of the biggest paydays for the 35-year-old champion.

What do you think of the upcoming battle between Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas? Let us know in the comments below.

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