Pacquiao vs Broner

Who won Pacquiao vs Broner?

Manny Pacquiao beat Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Marcus Browne beat Badou Jack for the WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship, Nordine Oubaali defeated Rau’shee Warren for the WBC World Bantamweight belt, and Hugo Ruiz was victorious over Alberto Guevara.

Pacquiao vs Broner stats

Back in January 2019, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 60 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Adrien Broner made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a slight advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Pacquiao's 65%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 11 years, at 41 years old.

Broner had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Adrien Broner was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 13 years and 4 months earlier than Broner, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 234 more professional rounds, totaling 501 compared to Broner's 267.

Adrien Broner was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Pacquiao vs Broner form

Pacquiao had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on July 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jeff Horn on July 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jessie Vargas on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Timothy Bradley Jr on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 2, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Broner had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Jessie Vargas on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mikey Garcia on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adrian Granados on February 18, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Before that, he had beaten Ashley Theophane on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

He had defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev on October 3, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adrien Broner had been fighting more than Manny Pacquiao.

Going into this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Adrien Broner's last outing had been 8 months and 29 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Broner start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:45 PM EST / 8:45 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:45 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pacquiao vs Broner?

Pacquiao vs Broner was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Broner?

Manny Pacquiao was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Adrien Broner made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.