Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner result: Pacquiao calls out Floyd Mayweather after unanimous decision
Relive all the action as eight-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao took on Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao delivered a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The 40-year-old Filipino multiple world champion was quicker and more accurate as he controlled each round and cruised to the triumph over Broner, 29, who fought gamely and stayed upright despite being hit with several heavy combinations.
Retired great Floyd Mayweather attended the fight, fueling speculation of a rematch against Pacquiao. Undefeated Mayweather beat Pacquiao in 2015.
Relive all the action below.
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Floyd Mayweather will not only be keeping an eye on potential opponents in the main event tonight, but is also in Las Vegas to support light-heavyweight contender Badou Jack - who fights under the TMT banner.
This could well come as a surprise considering Broner is renowned for a restrained punch output.
RD: 2
Another dominant round for Ruiz, who has the advantage in size and speed, with Guevara increasingly looking like a sitting, albeit resilient, duck.
RD: 3
More of the same in a flat third. Ruiz's corner implore him to go in for the finish, but their man is hesitant in the pocket, happy to box his way to another point.
RD: 4
Again, Ruiz seems to hold himself back, despite having his opponent in the headlights. Surely the Sinaloa fighter will try to push for the stoppage here?
RD: 5
Another round for Ruiz won at a pedestrian pace. Here's a look back at that knockdown in the first:
You wonder if that early knockdown, which forced Guevara into survival mode, has in some ways killed the competitiveness of this contest.
RD: 6
Ruiz is still struggling to find his range, loading up on big punches and looking for the knockout. Nevertheless, he is still winning every round without trouble.
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