Floyd Mayweather to relinquish belts after defeating Manny Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather has announced his plans to relinquish his three welterweight titles after he beat Manny Pacquiao in what was pigeonholed as 'the fight of the century' in Las Vegas.

Mayweather moved his unbeaten record to 48-0 as he scooped the WBO welterweight title while retaining the WBA and WBC crowns.

He has indicated that he would relinquish all of his belts in order to give other boxers a chance of competing for the titles.

"I don't know if it's Monday, maybe in a couple of weeks," he said after the fight. "I'll speak to my team and see what we decide.

 

"I'm not greedy. The other guys need a chance. It is time they fight for the belts".

Mayweather still undefeated, conquers Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather has beaten Manny Pacquiao on a points decision during one of the most lucrative boxing matches of all time.

The three judges, Burt Clements and Dave Moretti from Nevada and Glenn Feldman from Connecticut, scored the fight at 116-112, 118-110 and 116-112 in Mayweather's favour respectively.
American Mayweather took his unbeaten record to 48-0, with Pacquiao’s record slumping to 57 wins and six losses after the Filipino’s defeat.

Mayweather also had the edge when it came to the punch stats, outlanding Pacquiao with his jabs and power punches.
The long-awaited bout, which had been more than five years in the making, had transcended the traditional boxing scene, catapulted the sport back into the public consciousness and promised to rewrite the record books as the richest fight of all time.Total revenue for the bout could reach an eye-watering $400 million, fuelled by as many as three million pay-per-view purchases.