Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated.
In a unanimous decision from three judges, Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, winning the welterweight title in the "Fight of the Century." Two of the judges scored the match 116-112, and a third judge scored it 118-110, all in Mayweather's favor. The victory brings Mayweather's record to 48-0.
"He's a hell of a fighter," Mayweather said of Pacquiao after the match. "I outboxed him. He never figured out my jab and my right hand." —Meghan DeMaria
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
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