Pacquiao clobbers Mosley to retain crown

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Manny Pacquiao retained the WBO welterweight title by beating American Shane Mosley in Las Vegas.

08 May,2011 11:44 am

Filipino Manny Pacquiao recorded an unanimous points victory over a lacklustre Shane Mosley at the MGM Garden Arena.The 32-year-old southpaw dominated all 12 rounds against his defence-minded American opponent to improve his career record to 53-3-2 with 38 knockouts.It was Pacquiaos 14th consecutive win since his loss to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005, and enhanced his status as the worlds best pound-for-pound fighter.Fighting for the second time since winning a seat in his countrys national congress last year, Pacquiao gained one-sided verdicts from all three judges -- 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107.Sugar Shane Mosley, an 8-1 underdog against the 10-times world champion, slipped to 46-7-1 with 39 knockouts. Loud chants of Manny, Manny, Manny rang out in the Garden Arena before the two fighters made their way to the ring.