Pacquiao vs. Mosley - Results

Saturday May 7, Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2) successfully defended his WBO Welterweight World Title, defeating challenger "Suger" Shane Mosley (46-7-1) via unanimous decision (119-108, 120-108, 120-107). The bout took place in front of a packed house at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will be remembered – if at all – as the year's blockbuster boxing tilt that never was.

For the better part of twelve rounds Mosley backpedaled and defended, throwing only FIVE combinations throughout the fight accordingly to punch-stat numbers. A frustrated Pacquiao was gracious in the post-fight interview, determining that Mosley was simply trying to time a fight-changing counter punch, but the 39-year old Californian simply could not pull the trigger.

Considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet today, it is undetermined who the next challenger to Pacquiao’s throne may be, although Timothy Bradley and Zab Judah seem the front-runners early on.

There may have been a lack of excitement in the evening’s main-event, but the Super Bantamweight Championship was a thriller all the way. Mexican, Jorge Arce (57-6-2) blitzed young champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (19-1-1) handing the Puerto Rican his first professional defeat via 12th round TKO, becoming the new WBO super bantamweight champion.

Official results can be found below:

Main card
· Welterweight Championship Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Pacquiao defeated Mosley via unanimous decision (119-108, 120-108, 120-107).
· Super Bantamweight Championship bout: Jorge Arce vs. Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr.
Arce defeated Vázquez via technical knockout at 0:55 in the twelfth round.
· Super Middleweight bout: Alfonso López III vs. Kelly Pavlik
Pavlik defeated López via majority decision (95-95, 98-92, 99-91).
· Light Welterweight bout: Mike Alvarado vs. Raymond Narh
Alvarado defeated Narh via technical knockout at 3:00 in the third round.
Preliminary card
· Light Welterweight bout: José Benavidez vs. James Hope
Benavidez defeated Hope via technical knockout at 1:43 in the fifth round.
· Lightweight bout: Aris Ambríz vs. Pier Olivier Cote
Cote defeated Ambríz via technical knockout at 0:46 in the fourth round.
· Super Flyweight bout: Javier Gallo vs. Rodel Mayol
Mayol defeated Gallo via majority decision (95-95, 98-92, 98-92).
· Light Welterweight bout: Karl Dargan vs. Randy Arrellin
Dargan defeated Arrellin via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55).


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