Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Live Updates

05:51am – Here’s Floyd Mayweather speaking, to a solid chorus of boos:

Floyd Mayweather wins unanimous decision over Manny PacquiaoMayweather gets all three judges giving him the nod… and a big nod.Moretti 118-110, Clement 116-114, Feldman 116-114

Mayweather leaps onto the ropes to salute the crowd. Yes, he was booed but not by many. A mastercalls fight fans, a real masterclass.

Round 12

Manny tries for the last time but this is a masterclass from Money. He shifts round the ring, throws in an Ali shuffle and he takes any sting Manny has left. Manny couldn’t land a single shot in the second half of that fight. The bell goes and that is that.

Round 11

Manny can’t get close. Misses, is then blocked, then hitting fresh air. Money is at is best and even when he’s caught in a corner, he keeps him in check. Manny looks tired, he looks frustrated and a little furious.

Ouch! A left-right-left and a banging straight right from Money start the round. It is time for Manny to back off and again a right over the top on the ropes and then another, heavy, heavy straight shot is the hardest of the night. Is Money looking for the KO?

Round 10

05:37am – Money shoves an elbow in Manny’s face as he shuts him on the ropes but Kenny can’t see it from where he is. This is all about the flow now and Manny pushes on but Money is on his way as soon as he moves an inch. Reading it all so well and he lands a lovely left hook and rolls out, right at the end.

Manny looks tired and for once it is him that dodges the lunge. His left does hammer through the guard and before Money can move, a little right lands as well. A better start but Money has gone totally side-on… and is backing off every time now.

Round 9

Manny tries to make those angle and darts down low and in but is clattered by that right counter. Another one from out wide keeps Manny at bay and for once Pac-Man is not pouring forward. Money teases him in again and a left lands.

A cautious start to this one. Manny sets off, Money moves to the left. the southpaw slip. Manny almost lands with a fierce right on the way in but is caught with a cheeky right. They ends up in a clinch – again – and Kenny keeps them apart.

Round 8

05:28am – A 10-second wait before two Money jabs are down the barrel. Manny leaps in and lands another left cleanly and again it is perfect. But as soon as he forces him back Money gets behind that shoulder. But he is not on the ropes. He is standing his ground!

A sweet left hook from Money lands well. That left-hook does damage again but it is a rarity. And every time someone lands, the other hits back, this time Money landing that short, sharp right. Spends the last 30 seconds backing away and countering.

Round 7

Manny hunts him down but is held again and the crowd boo again. Both share the centre of the ring and the jabs are swapped again but then a jab with a pearler of a left lands big-time! Who knows who won that one?

Round 6

Manny is fighting in energetic bursts, but he MUST maintain the pace. He has no alternative.

This is the boxer against the puncher.

Will Floyd’s skills or Manny’s fury win the day?

05:22am – A left over the top lands smack in Money’s face and then as he side-stepps Manny cuts him off and starts another barrage. All to the body but Money takes them and offers that chin again. He does hit back with a right and then ends with the jab as Manny eases off. Cracking round again!

Money’s jab then the short right hit home but Manny is soon in his face with a five-punch combo. Hard and fast and although they dont all land, they hurt. Money fires back with that right and a rare left hook and it’s as if both are going for the KO!

Round 5

05:16am – Two jabs from Money get home but he misses badly with a right hook. Manny is caught again on the front foot though and he is pushed back. And all of a sudden they both open up! A cracking exchange, a real 50-50.

Round 4

Manny hits a left overhead to the head and he is pushed back onto the ropes. Mannty swarms all over him and the left-right-left is the best he”s done so far. Great stuff. Manny is back!

Round 3

Manny presses him again, lashes out and misses and Money pings one in on his way out. Manny has barely landed a punch so far.

Round 2

05:05am – Manny comes in with the right but a lovely counter right catches him. He does get close and throws three or four down low but the arms are there and even if the shoulder isn’t rolling, his defence is on top.

Round One

05:00am – A straight right from Money catches Manny on the way in. His jab and reach are landing and so far Manny comes up short. The crowd boom his name out though

04:59am – One final time before the first bell…

04:52am – Floyd strolls to the ring. Receives some jeers from the crowd.

04:49am -And here come the fighters. Manny first. Fantastic ring walk. Soaking up the adulation. Smiles, a man in his element. Into the ring. Down on his knees, head against the post, praying.

The stunning demand for pay-per-view telecasts of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather mega-fight has caused a 45-minute delay of the main event, as broadcasters struggle to get back on air.

Millions of boxing fans in the US who paid as much $100 to watch the fight were experiencing blackouts due to the record demand.

04:43am – Jamie Fox sings the American national anthem

04:40am – And here comes the famed ring announcer Michael Buffer to introduce the national anthem of the Philippines.

The national anthem of the Philippines is sung by a small contingent of softly-voiced singers in the corner of the advert-covered ring.

04:25am – Floyd is going through some last-minute preparation in his dressing room, while Manny is busy lacing up his gloves.

04:19am – Ring walks anytime soon

The WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight titles are on the line in this fight

04:11am – Ladies and gents, get ready. The final undercard fight is done and dusted, next up, Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao

03:58am – Ambitions of a 4am start have proved, well, ambitious. The fighters from this undercard bout are still in the ring as the judges sort out the scorecards.

Leo Santa Cruz makes a successful step-up to featherweight on the last undercard fight before the big one.

The judges give him every round of his 10-rounder as he beats Jose Cayetano, but he does not impress.

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It’s a fight that has been years in the making. Within hours, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “the Pacman” Pacquiao will go head-to-head at the MGM Grand Garden arena.