Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri Results: HBO Boxing Play-by-Play

Undercard Results

In a battle of unbeaten junior middleweight prospects, it was local fighter Kuok Kun Ng who had his hand raised after a tough six rounds of action. Ng (6-0, 2 KOs) suffered a nasty cut over his left eye in the fight but that didn’t deter him from out-fighting opponent Steve Attard (5-1-2, 2 KOs) to nab a unanimous decision via tallies of 59-54 and 57-56 (twice).

Super flyweight contender Rex Tso improved to 15-0 (9) with an eight-round unanimous decision over Espinos Sabu. Tso dominated his opponent for much of the contest and wound up winning unanimously by the margins of 78-74 (twice) and 79-73. Sabu fell to 11-3-1 with 5 KOs.

Fellow super flyweight contender Jerwin Ancajas flattened Fadhili Majiha (15-6-4, 7 KOs) with a perfect shot in the third. Ancajas (22-1-1, 14 KOs) took out his opponent officialy at 1:48 of the round, opening the evening with a thrilling performance.

The bout that opened the event, Las Vegas-based Jessie Vargas defended his WBA junior welterweight title by out-slugging the hard-charging Mexican brawler Antonio DeMarco over twelve grueling rounds. Vargas, not known as a knockout artist by any stretch of the imagination, stood toe-to-toe with his foe, but couldn’t put him away and instead settled for a unanimous decision.

Vargas stayed right in front of the free swinging DeMarco for the vast majority of the contest and withstood everything the Los Mochis fighter offered up. Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs), who is now trained by the great Roy Jones, Jr., was rocked a few times in the skirmish, but he was never taken off his feet and slugged away when he needed to.

Even though he suffered a nasty cut under his left eye in the second, Vargas’ high volume of power punches allowed him to take a huge lead on the scorecards. But DeMarco was undaunted and continued to swing away at his foe, eventually tiring out the undefeated young champion in the process. The second half of the contest saw the tides swing heavily in DeMarco’s favor, though Antonio allowed the momentum shift to slip away.

In the championship rounds, DeMarco (31-4-1, 23 KOs) needed to continue his surge, but he inexplicably stopped brawling, which essentially handed the fight right back to Vargas. That decision cost him dearly as he likely would have at least fought to a draw, if not a possible stoppage win. Instead, the three judges all gave Vargas the final two rounds and the victory via tallies of 116-112, as did Sherdog.com.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko displayed yet again what all the hype is about as he thoroughly thrashed the overmatched veteran Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo over twelve rounds, pitching a flawless shutout. Lomachenko, who suffered only one loss in almost 400 amateur fights before finally turning pro, was amazing with his angles, movement, and surgical counter punching.

Until he hurt his left hand.

It was near the end of the seventh when the Ukrainian wonder suffered the injury, which made him virtually a one-handed fighter for the final six rounds of the fight. Still, the Thai boxer had no answers for the in-and-out movement and annoying counter punching from Lomachenko.

Lomachenko scored a sizzling knockdown in the fourth and it seemed as though he was going to eventually take his foe out, but the injury to the hand prevented all forward progress from occurring, prompting Lomachenko to instead play it safe for the second half of the fight. But even by fighting almost solely with his right hand, Piriyapinyo couldn’t figure him out and lost every single round in the contest.

All three ringside judges favored Lomachenko 120-107 (as did Sherdog), which allowed him to improve to 3-1 with 1 KO, retaining the WBO featherweight title in the process. Piriyapinyo, who previously only lost to the great Chris John, fell to 51-2 with 33 KOs.

Zou Shiming had a remarkable amateur career in China that saw him capture one bronze and two golds in the Olympic Games. As a pro, there has always been an enormous groundswell of hype surrounding him, though he’s never quite delivered in the realm of spectacular performances due to his egregious lack of knockout power.

In the co-main event of the HBO Pay-Per-View telecast, Shiming scored three knockdowns over the grossly overmatched Thai boxer Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym. As feather fisted as they come, Shiming actually rocked his foe badly in the second, floored him twice, and almost took him out in said round. But Onesongchaigym hung tough for the remainder of the fight and wound up losing a horrendously one-sided decision.

Shiming was repeatedly fouled below the belt – which led to Onesongchaigym being penalized a point in the sixth – but he kept his composure because he was thoroughly dominating his foe every step of the way. Even when a clash of heads opened a nasty laceration above his left eye in the eighth, which also led to a grotesque hematoma in the same spot, Shiming never wavered and coasted toward the finish.

Shiming scored a flash knockdown late in the final round, but it was elementary as the victor was already set in stone; Onesongchaigym was never bouncing back. Shiming won easily by the scores of 119-106 (twice) and 120-103 to retain his minor flyweight title. Sherdog also saw it 120-103 for Shiming, who rose to 6-0 with 1 KO. For his efforts, Onesongchaigym dipped to 27-1-2 with 12 KOs.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri

Round 1

Algieri is the first to throw, which is a moderate left jab. Pacquioa is bouncing around as he stalks, not letting his hands go just yet. Pacquiao lands a decent right hook, which stumbles an off-balance Algieri into the ropes. Algieri is moving well and seems hesitant to engage. Algieri is backing up way far away, almost running from Pacquiao early on. Pacquiao throws a three-punch combo, but they all miss. Left hand finds a home on Algieri, but it’s not hard. They both connect with lead right hands, though neither is clean.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 2

Algieri’s left cheek/eye area is already reddened between rounds. Algieri is bouncing and jabbing to start the round. Algieri just misses with a loopy left hook, which allows Pacquiao to counter with a short left hand. Pacquiao ducks under a left and opens up a four-punch combo, though each shot is blocked. Pacquiao lands a short left/right and Algieri is down. It looked like he slipped in the corner and het gets up quickly, completely unfazed., although he is officially ruled down. The fight resumes and Pacquiao lands a left hand. Hard right hand by Pacquiao lands momens later which snaps Algieri’s head back. Algieri is unhurt and answers with a left hand when ha slides to his left. Algieri lands a nice right hand with 30 seconds left. Pacquiao goes to the body just before the bell.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao

Round 3

Replays between round show Algieri clearly slipped on water and it shouldn’t have been ruled a knockdown at all. Bad break for Algieri. The Filipino star unloads four straight punches, but they all fall short of their mark. Algieri is not letting his hands go when he makes Pacquiao miss. Three more shots from Manny, though they are blocked. Algieri lands a nice left jab. Right hand lands for Pacquiao. Jab-jab-jab by Algieri but they fall short. Hard straight right hand by Algieri lands cleanly on Manny’s chin. Pacquiao misses with a wild overhand left. Hard left to the body by Pacquiao, who then goes upstairs. Left to body/right to face by Manny just before the bell

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-10
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 4

Algieri opens the round with three punches, but he’s too far and they all miss their mark. Pacquiao returns the favor with two of his own, but the New Yorker blocks them. Algieri is on his bike quite a bit, but Pacquiao is chasing him down. Hard right uppercut during an exchange rocks Algieri. Pacquiao digs to the body with a left hook and then goes upstairs. Algieri answers with a decent right hand. Another. The crowd is heavily behind Pacquiao, who lands a stiff left/right to the face. Again he lands those two shots. Pacquiao lands a glancing right hand at the bell.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 5

Algieri opens the frame with a nice left jab, followed by a right hand. Early on, Algieri is already busier than he had been in the first four. Pacquiao unloads but misses with a wild left hand. He throws a flurry, but misses Algieri with every punch. Manny clips the American with a glancing right hand and then a left. Algieri answers with a left hook and then a right hand. Algieri pops him with a nice left hook and then a stiff jab. Algieri is circling nicely away from his foe and Pacquiao is missing virtually every punch now. Wild flurry by Pacquiao misses badly.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Algieri
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Algieri
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Algieri

Round 6

Algieri lands a nice right early. Pacquioa misses with a counter left hand, only to eat a soft right hand by the Long Island native. Algieri is jabbing nicely now as he circles away. Pacquiao throws another wild three-punch combo but Algieri avoids every one. Manny finally lands a decent left hand. Hard right hand to the body but he’s warned for the low blow. Pacquiao unloads a monstrous right hand that rocks him. Pacquiao follows it up with a flurry and Algieri is down. He’s up and the fight goes on, and Pacquioa is all over him. Another flurry sends Algieri down, who bounces up and complaining about the canvas. Huge round for Pacquiao, though Algieri seems unhurt.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao

Round 7

Algieri looks recovered coming into the seventh and jabs to Pacquiao’s face. Pacquiao is darting in and out, popping off the left and right, though Algieri is blocking them all. Algieri is back on his bike, not engaging with the champ. Algieri lands a decent left hand but it’s not hard at all. Manny is in total control as Algieri just won’t let his hands go as much as he was in the previous two rounds. Meager right/left to the face by Pacquiao. Hard right to the gut by Algieri.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 8

Hard left hand early by Pacquiao that snaps Algieri’s head back. Algieri jabs twice but doesn’t follow it up with anything. Algieri ducks down but walks into a short right hand. Algieri is able to pop Pacquiao in the mouth with a right hand, but it does nothing. Algieri again is on his bike and circling away. Straight left hand by the Filipino is clean, but it’s not hard. Pacquiao digs a left hook to the body. Pacquiao is very active but he can’t quite find anything clean to land as Algieri is ducking moving away, not engaging.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 9

Jab-jab-jab by Algieri to start the round, though they just barely touch Pacquiao’s whiskers. Again, the American dances backward and to the sides, not really engaging with his foe. Pacquiao is stalking his prey and lands a perfect straight left hand, depositing onto the seart of his trunks. Algieri is badly hurt now. He’s up at nine and is wobbly. Pacquiao swarms him and lands a few decent shots; Algieri is hurt badly. He sags down and referee Genaro Rodriguez calls a standing eight count. He allows him to continue, but Algieri is in serious trouble. He is cowering along the ropes, trying like hell to survive. He escapes out the side door and is miraculously saved by the bell.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-7 Pacquiao

Round 10

Between rounds, Algieri’s head trainer Tim Lane just said the they have Pacquiao right where they want him. Pacquioa charges right at Algieri early and lands a few decent left hands. Algieri is covering up and running away from him. Algieri’s head looks clear now but Pacquioa lands another hard left hand. Algieri is wobbled again, but connects with a decent right hand. Right hand lead hurts Algieri, who seems to be getting hurt by everything now. Algieri throws a wild left hook and misses. Algieri is hurt again and then slides down across the canvas from a right hand that barely landed. He’s up and totally defeated.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-8 Pacquiao

Round 11

Algieri storms out of his corner and connects with two right hands. They do absolutely nothing to Manny, who stays in the pocket. Algieri jabs again and again as he backs away. Pacquiao simply walks after him and lands a left hand. Pacquiao is not overly aggressive, bit Algieri is backing away on his bike repeatedly. Nice right hand by Algieri late in the round. Manny pops him with a sweeping right hand and then a short left, but Algieri takes them both well.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao

Round 12

Obviously needs some sort of divine intervention to pull off a miracle come-from-behind knockout. His corner is begging him to get all over Pacquiao. Pacquiao misses with a murderous left hook early. Algieri comes back with a right hand. Per the norm, Algieri is on his bike, not truly engaging his opponent. Right/left by Pacquiao as Algieri backs away. Pacquiao chases him down and unloads a furious combo, but Algieri avoids it all. Algieri is showing no desperation whatsoever as he continues to stay safe, far away from the champ. Algieri finally lands a left/right but neither does anything. Hard right hand by Pacquiao clips Algieri with 30 seconds left. Pacquiao misses a left, lands a right at the bell.

Sherdog Scores

Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
Gary Randall scores the round: 10-9 Pacquiao
C.J. Tuttle scores the round: 10-9 Algieri

The Official Result

Manny Pacquiao def. Chris Algieri via Decision (Unanimous) [119-103, 119-103, 120-102] 3:00 R12