Ante una asistencia record en el Suncorp Stadium de Brisbane, Australia, el filipino Manny Pacquiao perdio en controversial decisión unánime con el local Jeff Horn, su titulo mundial de la OMB, de los welters.
Pacquiao tuvo cerca del nocaut al desconocido australiano en el noveno asalto, perolos jueces vieron otra cosa y el filipino fue victima de una decisión controversial. el juez Waleska Roldán dio 117-111 y los jueves Chris Flores Flores y Ramon Cerdan los dos 115-113 todos a favor de Horn.
La pelea tenia un pacto de revancha inmediata y del lado de Pacquiao ya se informo que se hara derecho a esa opcion.
Manny Pacquiao was the heavy favorite to retain his welterweight world title against unknown Jeff Horn in what most viewed as an easy fight, and Pacquiao sure looked like he had done just that when the final bell rang to end the action-packed brawl.
Pacquiao had rocked Horn, bloodied him and nearly stopped him in a violently one-sided ninth round. But then the judges’ scorecards were read, and Pacquiao was the victim of a hugely controversial decision, as Horn was awarded a stunning unanimous decision — a hometown decision, many will call it — before 51,052 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Australia).
Judge Waleska Roldan had it 117-111, and judges Chris Flores and Ramon Cerdan both had it 115-113 for Horn. ESPN.com scored the fight 117-111 for Pacquiao, and ESPN ringside analyst Teddy Atlas had it 116-111 for Pacquiao.
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