Manny Pacquiao wins WBO International Welterweight title vs Brandon Rios..
Manny Pacquiao turned back the hands of time with a virtuoso performance against Brandon Rios. Pacquiao dominated Rios from bell to bell en route to an easy unanimous decision victory.
The judges scored the fight 120-108, 119-109, and 118-110.
With the win, Pacquiao is now the WBO international welterweight champion. He raised his record to 55 wins against five losses and two draws with 38 knockouts. Rios on the other hand suffered his second straight defeat against 31 wins.
Pacquiao thoroughly outpunched the taller Rios, landing 281 out of 790 punches (36%) compared to 138 out of 502 for Rios (27%).