Mario Barrios retained the WBC welterweight championship after a majority draw in opposition to Manny Pacquiao on his comeback to the ring.
The 46-year-old Pacquiao was forward going into the tenth spherical in Las Vegas, however all three judges scored the ultimate three rounds for his youthful opponent.
Two judges scored the draw, however the third gave Barrios a 115-113 victory.
Pacquiao entered the struggle aiming to interrupt his personal report because the oldest welterweight champion, which he set in 2019 at age 40.
Barrios entered because the betting favorite however did not ship a convincing victory.
“I thought I won the fight,” Pacquiao mentioned within the aftermath of the loss.
“A close fight. My opponent was very tough. A wonderful fighter.”
Barrios added: “It was an honour to share the ring with him. This is by far the biggest event I’ve had to date, and we came in here and left everything in the ring. I have nothing but respect for Manny.
“His stamina is loopy. He is nonetheless robust as hell and his timing is actual. He is nonetheless a really awkward fighter to strive to determine.”
Within the night time’s co-main occasion, Sebastian Fundora retained his WBC tremendous welterweight title after Australian Tim Tszyu didn’t come out for the eighth spherical of their rematch.
