Pacquiao scores decision victory over Vargas

[hubag bohol]

Published November 6, 2016 1:06pm
Updated November 6, 2016 2:44pm


Manny Pacquiao made a victorious return to the ring after a rousing unanimous decision victory over Jessie Vargas on Saturday (Sunday PHL time) in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao, fighting for the first time since winning a Senate seat in May, won the WBO welterweight title after winning in the judges' scorecard, 114-113, 118-109, and 118-109.

The Filipino ring icon dominated the fight from the opening rounds. He caught Vargas flush to the chin in the second round, sending the Mexican-American fighter to the canvas. With his speed and his power, he dictated the pace of the fight the rest of the way, cruising to the easy win against his overmatched foe.

With the victory a month before his 38th birthday, Pacquiao improved his record to 59 wins against six losses and two draws. The 27-year-old Vargas suffered his second loss in 29 fights.

Pacquiao, whose last previous bout was a unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley in April, showed quickly that he had not lost his skills, knocking Vargas down in the second round with a straight left to the champion's face.

[islander]

i hope that's his last bout.