Hollywood stars watch Pacquiao-Hatton bout
The junior welterweight match between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton on Sunday (Manila time) in Las Vegas, Nevada drew even some of the biggest Hollywood celebrities. Jack Nicholson, Jeremy Piven, Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Cedric the Entertainer and Christian Bale were reportedly seen watching the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Mariah Carey, husband Nick Cannon, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z were also at the arena for the Pacquiao-Hatton bout, dubbed as the "Battle of East and West". According to Reuters, the match was watched by a capacity crowd of around 16,000.
The people's champ scored a sensational second round knock out victory over Hatton, decking the Brit three times. Pacquiao floored the Hitman twice in the first round before ending the fight with a hard left to the jaw that sent Hatton sprawling to the canvass. Referee Kenny Bayless looked at the unmoving Hatton and waved his hands to end the fight.
The fight ended 2 minutes, 59 seconds into the second round. "I didn't realize it would be a short fight. That was my strategy, left hook and right hook, that was going to be the key to this fight. I expected my right hook to be dangerous for him," Pacquiao said in the post-fight interview.
The win is Pacquiao's 49th victory in 54 fights and garnered the Filipino champ Hatton's International Boxing Organization 140-lb crown as well as The Ring junior welterweight championship. (ABS CBN News)
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