WBO’s Conclusion: Manny Pacquiao Won Over Timothy Bradley

WBO’s Conclusion: Manny Pacquiao Won Over Timothy Bradley

The five independent judges hired by the World Boxing Organization to reexamine the latest Pacquiao-Bradley bout concluded that Manny Pacquiao defeated Timothy Bradley when they fought for the welterweight title on June 9 in Las Vegas.

WBO president Francisco Valcarcel announced on June 3 he would have a panel of what he called "five international judges" review the scoring of the highly controversial bout where Bradley won by a split decision and ended Pacquiao's seven-year winning streak that outraged the sporting world.

Judge Jerry Roth saw it 115-113 for Pacquiao, but overruled by judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford, who each scored the fight 115-113 for Bradley.

The outrage at the call was so controversial that less than 24 hours after the bout concluded, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum announced he would ask Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto to investigate the fight. Cortez Masto's office would not confirm nor deny whether an investigation is ongoing.

Arum wants the investigation mainly to cleanse his image because the public and many boxing websites have accused him of fixing the fight and having a hand in the judging.

The WBO gave Manny Pacquiao a championship ring on June 6. (WBO)Valcarcel would not identify the five judges who reviewed the tape of the fight, but he said they were well-known, respected officials.  All five of the judges scored in favor of Pacquaio. One of the judges had it 118-110, or 10 rounds to two. Two of them had it 117-111 and one had it 116-112 and the other had it as Roth did, 115-113.

Valcarcel kept a promise not to strip Bradley of the belt. He ordered a rematch, but there was a rematch clause in the contract and Pacquiao has said he wants to exercise it. Pacquiao will fight again on Nov. 10, whether it is against Bradley or someone else, Arum said.

Upon hearing the news of the WBO's reviews, Pacquiao announced he was pleased and that he would defeat Bradley in a rematch to regain the title.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Friday June 22 2012, 3:09 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0