Pacquiao beats Vargas to reclaim title
Manny Pacquiao (R) throws a right to the head of Jessie Vargas during their WBO welterweight championship fight, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 5, 2016
Filipino star Manny Pacquiao reclaimed the World Boxing Organization welterweight title for the third time with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jesse Vargas in his comeback fight.
The 37-year-old Pacquiao, who announced his retirement seven months ago, knocked Vargas down in the second round en route to a decisive victory at the Thomas & Mack Center arena on Saturday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. All three judges scored the bout in Pacquiao's favor, two scoring it 118-109 and the third having Pacquiao winning 114-113.
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