Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao live: Mayweather puts on defensive masterclass to win by unanimous decision

How the richest fight in boxing history unfolded

James Orr
Sunday 03 May 2015 08:11 BST
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Floyd Mayweather hits Manny Pacquiao with a left jab
Floyd Mayweather hits Manny Pacquiao with a left jab

Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao by a unanimous points decision to extend his unbeaten record to 48-0. It was a defensive masterclass by the American.

  • REPORT: Mayweather defeats Pacquiao
  • Anticipated welterweight bout was six years in the making
  • Mayweather won Pacquiao's WBO welterweight belt and retained his WBC and WBA titles
  • Pacquiao: 'I hit him more times than he hit me'
  • The judges scored the fight 118-110, 116-112, and 116-112 in Mayweather's favour.
  • 'I outboxed him,' Mayweather said
  •  It will be most lucrative fight in boxing history, with the combined earnings for the pair expected to top £300m

How the night unfolded:

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Mayweather's record now stands at 48-0, while Pacquiao has lost six of his 65 fights, with two draws.

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