Controversy as Pacquiao retains title

MANNY PACQUIAO retained his WBO welterweight title with a narrow and somewhat controversial points victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The outcome was identical to the pair’s last meeting in 2008.

Filipino fighter Pacquiao was a relieved man after two of the three judges ruled in his favour. The third could not separate the pair. They ultimately decided that a strong finish from Mexico’s Marquez was a case of too little, too late. After the end of the 12th and final round both Pacquiao and Marquez adopted a victory pose.