In a very dubious decision, Jeff Horn captured the WBO Welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision on front of 55,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
Horn came out with reckless abandon and landed some shots early in round one. Pacquiao was able to start timing Horn, and in round three, Horn was cut over his left eye. Pacquiao landed the better and more accurate punches, with exception in round six, when Horn landed a hard right that buckled the Philippine legend.
Over the 2nd half of the fight, Pacquiao was able to find a groove, and in round nine, battered Horn all over the ring, Horn looked like a bloody mess, and referee Mark Nelson even had Horn on a short leash at the fighters entered the 10th frame. Pacquiao was cut from both sides of his forehead from headbutts as Horn was coming in without much fluidity.
It seemed like it was a mere formality to have Pacquiao’s hand to be raised, but three judges ruled for Horn, some how 117-111 and 115-113 twice.
Horn is now 17-0-1. Pacquiao falls to 59-7-2.
Jerwin Ancajas retained the IBF Junior Bantamweight title with a 7th round stoppage over Teiru Kinoshita.
Kinoshita was cut over the right eye on what was ruled a punch. Replays would show it was from an elbow. With his eye closing, Kinoshita ate a perfect body shot that sent him to the canvas in round seven. Kinoshita got to his feet, but the fight was waved off at 1:53.
Anacjas of Cavite City, PHL is 25-1-1 with 17 knockouts. Kinoshita of Kobe, JPN is 25-2-1.
Michael Conlan remained perfect by stopping Jarrett Owen in round three of their six round featherweight bout.
Conlan was dominant and started working the body hard until the bout was stopped at 1:56 of round three.
Conlan of Ireland is 3-0 with 3 knockouts. Owen of Brisbane is 5-5-3.
David Toussaint remained perfect by winning an eight-round split decision over Shane Mosley, Jr in a middleweight bout.
In round two, Toussaint started to bleed over his left eye. Toussaint was more active and sharper with his punches and won by scores of 77-76 twice and 77-75 for Mosley.
Toussaint of Australia is now 11-0. Mosley of Pomona, CA is 10-2.
