Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquaio by Unanimous (points) Decision after 12 rounds of hotly contested bout at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday.
All three judges recorded a 118-110 116-112 116-112 victory for the American, who is now unbeaten in 48 bouts and claims the unified welterweight crown.
Mayweather said: “I knew he was going to push me. He had moments in the fight but I kept him on the outside, I was a smart fighter I out-boxed him. We did what we had to do tonight, I’m truly blessed.
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Mayweather, 38, retains his WBA and WBC titles and takes over the WBO title from Pacquiao.
With a lot at stake for both fighters and spectators, who had had their monies on the line, at a 16,000 sell-out MGM Grand, it was Mayweather who got the better of Pacquaio in early rounds.