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Floyd Mayweather equalled former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record with a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto before confirming his retirement. </p> <p> Mayweather, who repeated his insistence in the build-up that this bout would be his last, was the heavy betting favourite and unsurprisingly dominated his overmatched foe to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles.</p>
Floyd Mayweather expressed his hope he can help develop a fighter to emulate him after declaring himself retired following his win over Andre Berto in Las Vegas. Mayweather, who retained his WBC and WBA welterweight titles, equalled former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over fellow American Berto at the MGM Grand. The 38-year-old champion had repeated in the build-up to the bout his insistence it would be his last, and said in his in-ring interview immediately after the contest: "My career is over, that's official.
Floyd Mayweather has earned the right to retire and deserves more respect, says Andre Berto. The American, who lost in his welterweight title challenge to Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday night, later hit out at those who had questioned the unbeaten champion. Berto said Mayweather deserved a break. "He has done tremendous things for the sport and broken all the records and made loads of money.
Manny Pacquiao fiddled with his phone, saying he was bored, while Floyd Mayweather made boxing history on Saturday night. The Filipino, who had lost to Mayweather in May, tapped on his iPhone while lounging in bed as the undefeated American equalled former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record in Las Vegas with a decision win over Andre Berto.
Floyd Mayweather equalled former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record with a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto before confirming his retirement. </p> <p> Mayweather, who repeated his insistence in the build-up that this bout would be his last, was the heavy betting favourite and unsurprisingly dominated his overmatched foe to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles.
Floyd Mayweather equalled Rocky Marciano's perfect 49-0 record and then confirmed that now was the time to quit - because he has nothing else to accomplish. The unbeaten pound-for-pound king, 38, showcased some of his brilliant best in easily outpointing a game Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Pundits and rivals in the welterweight division said before the fight that they believed Mayweather, the highest-earning sportsman in the world, would carry on to go for the magic 50-0.
LAS VEGAS - Should Floyd Mayweather's boxing career now be over, as the undefeated American insisted after easily beating Andre Berto in their welterweight showdown on Saturday, his place among the sport's very best is assured. He will certainly be remembered as one of the greatest defensive practitioners of all time because of his remarkable ability to stay away from danger in the ring, right up there with fighters such as Pernell Whitaker and Willie Pep.
Floyd Mayweather equalled former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record with a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto before confirming his retirement.</p> <p> Mayweather, who repeated his insistence in the build-up that this bout would be his last, was the heavy betting favourite and unsurprisingly dominated his overmatched foe to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles.</p>
Floyd Mayweather equalled former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record with a unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto before confirming his retirement. Mayweather, who repeated his insistence in the build-up that this bout would be his last, was the heavy betting favourite and unsurprisingly dominated his overmatched foe to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles. Scores of 120-108, 118-110 and 117-111 took the five-weight world champion, almost universally regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, to his 49th consecutive victory in the professional ranks.
Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather earned a unanimous decision over Andre Berto to claim his 49th and he says final victim in a glittering unbeaten ring career spanning two decades. All three judges ruled overwhelmingly in Mayweather's favor and afterwards the American welterweight world champion confirmed that he was retiring, saying: "My career is over. He equals the perfect 49-0 record of heavyweight legend Rocky Marciano and retains his WBA and WBC titles, embellishing his reputation as the best boxer of his generation.