Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) – Many believed it would turn out to be a “Fight of the Year” contender. Fans at the MGM Grand would tell you it was.
Juan Manuel Marquez retained two featherweight titles Saturday after a majority draw with Manny Pacquiao in a thriller that was just as hard to score as it was to stop watching.
Marquez kept his WBA and IBF crowns despite being knocked down three times by his Filipino challenger in the first round. He bled from the nose walking to his corner after the first, but battled back and earned a draw on disparate scorecards that read: 115-110 Pacquiao, 115-110 Marquez and 113-113.
