The Filipino Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has won the fight for the WBA Welterweight title against super champion Keith Thurman from the USA to points. Gewinngage: $ 20 Million.
The 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao sent his ten years younger opponent Keith Thurman in front of nearly 15,000 spectators in Las Vegas already in the first round on the boards, however, the fight lasted twelve rounds and ended in short supply.
Two judges saw Pacquiao with 115:112 front, the third decided to 114:113 for Thurman. For the Americans it was the first defeat in his career, prior to that, he had won 29 fights. As always with such a boxer events was attacked in the run-up to verbal. Thurman sounded to send his deep religious opponents, “crucify”, and then in retirement.
The winner was left afterwards, and paid tribute to the Losing his respect.: “It was fun. My opponent is a good fighter and Boxer. He was strong.”
Winners in seven classes
Pacquiao, the only Boxer champion of the world in seven recognized weight classes, won 71 professional fights, 62, 39 by knockout, the Last Pacquiao had his Fans on Twitter about the next opponent to the vote. The choice fell on the old adversary, Floyd Mayweather junior, but it was nothing. In 2015, the Pac against “Money” Mayweather lost the highest cash prize in the Boxing match of the history. The American, Mayweather cashed in about 150 million, Pacquiao $ 100 million fee. For his present victory, he received around $ 20 million, a relatively “modest” fee.
The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Manny Pacquiao
On the question of whether he will continue his career, answered the Champion and politician, that he would only return once to the Philippines, to his work as a Senator again. But he does believe that he will rise again next year in the Ring.
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