Pacquiao vs Rios

Who won Pacquiao vs Rios?

Manny Pacquiao beat Brandon Rios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, November 24th, 2013, at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, 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 losses, and 2  draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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 knockout.

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

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 7 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, totaling 498 compared to Rios' 242.

Pacquiao vs Rios form

Manny Pacquiao had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8, 2012, by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated David Diaz on June 28, 2008, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had won against Marco Antonio Barrera on November 15, 2003, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Activity check

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 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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