Who won Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao beat Keith Thurman by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 20th July 2019 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 113-114 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 WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Caleb Plant was victorious over Mike Lee for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship, Luis Nery beat Juan Carlos Payano, Sergey Lipinets defeated Jayar Inson, Efe Ajagba was victorious over Ali Eren Demirezen and Yordenis Ugas beat Omar Figueroa Jr.

Thurman vs Pacquiao stats

Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 61 wins, 7 loses and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keith Thurman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Thurman had advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 76% knock out percentage over Pacquiao's 64%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 10 years, at 44 years old.

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

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Keith Thurman was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 12 years and 9 months earlier than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 332 more professional rounds, 504 to Thurman's 172.

Thurman vs Pacquiao 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 lost to Yordenis Ugas on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Keith Thurman on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Adrien Broner on 19th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on 15th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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

Activity check

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Thurman vs Pacquiao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Thurman vs Pacquiao was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV Box Office.

What were the odds on Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Keith Thurman made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.