Cuban professional boxer Yordenis Ugás showed off the message of Homeland and Life in their equipment during the weighing of his fight against the American Mario Barrios, which will be held tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Ugás, who will fight for the interim 147-pound title of the World Boxing Council (WBC), appeared this Friday at the weigh-in dressed in white pants with the title of the well-known song that became an anthem for everyone. Cubans who want freedom on the Island.
Without a shirt and with a ribbon tied on his head, also with the message of Homeland and Life, the Cuban boxer passed the weigh-in procedure without any setbacks.
“We made the weight today, and now, with God's favor, ready for tomorrow. God, Homeland, Life, Freedom,” said the champion in his networks.
Linked to this song since his historic win against Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, the Cuban boxer takes advantage of every opportunity he has to give visibility to the situation in Cuba, denouncing the lack of rights and freedoms and the more than 1,000 political prisoners that the Cuban regime has kept in jail since the massive protests of 11J in Cuba.
"Homeland and Life for real Cubans is not and was not a fad, It is a lifestyle and a super significant message for our country and community. But the hatred of the dictatorship that oppresses you was not born nor did it begin with Patria y Vida, you had to hate it before," Ugás expressed at the beginning of September.
In a press conference held prior to his challenge with Barrios, the Cuban boxer explained that beyond boxing, he feels committed to the cause of Freedom in Cuba and that he takes advantage of every opportunity to make visible the situation of the regime's political prisoners. Cuban, many of whom were represented in the T-shirt he wore before journalists.
The 37-year-old from Santiago (27-5, 12 KO's) is third among the contenders for the welterweight title, a classification that has Barrios (27-2, 18 KO's) in fifth place.
Ugás has not fought again since he fell on May 16, 2022. technical knowledge in Texas against Errol Spence Jr., after which he had to spend a long period away from physical activity to recover from the damage to his right eye.
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