Beaten Pacquiao says hampered by shoulder injury (Reuters)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Filipino Manny Pacquiao said a shoulder injury hampered his bid to hand Floyd Mayweather a first ever defeat as a professional on Saturday as the American improved his record to 48-0 with a unanimous decision. Pacquiao, a 2-1 underdog going into the welterweight bout billed as the “Fight of the Century” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, suffered the injury during a sparring session, according to his trainer Freddie Roach. “In the third round, I felt pain in the shoulder,” eight-division world champion Pacquiao told reporters after dropping to 57-6-2. When you review the film, you’ll see how infrequently he threw the right,” said Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum.