Pacquiao vs Rios

Who won Pacquiao vs Rios?

Manny Pacquiao beat Brandon Rios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 24th November 2013 at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 118-110 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).

Pacquiao vs Rios stats

Back in November 2013, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 54 wins, 5 loses and 2  draws, 38 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brandon Rios made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rios had a slight advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 74% knock out percentage over Pacquiao's 70%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Rios had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brandon Rios was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Rios, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 256 more professional rounds, 498 to Rios' 242.

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Pacquiao's last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Rios' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Rios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Rios?

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