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Floyd Mayweather celebrates a unanimous points victory over Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas, extending his career record to 47-0

Floyd Mayweather was a clear and deserved winner over the Argentine Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand, taking the win on unanimous decision

The face of Marcos Maidana is contorted as Floyd Mayweather catches him on the cheek with a powerful left 

Marcos Maidana makes his way to the ring looking relaxed and in good spirits but he was unable to reproduce his performance in May's first encounter

Floyd Mayweather makes his way to the ring at the MGM Grand looking business-like in a gold and black robeThe exit procedure seemed to be working better than when there was crushing at the first Maidana fight four months ago.

Floyd Mayweather confronts Marcos Maidana about the alleged bite as referee Kenny Bayless intervenes to calm the simmering tensions

Floyd Mayweather goes to work on the body of Marcos Maidana with a well-executed jab, rocking the Argentine fighter

Marcos Maidana rocked Floyd Mayweather in the third round and built pressure in the fourth but was unable to sustain the pressure

Floyd Mayweather was shaken by a blow to his head late in the third round and required treatment from his corner but regained his composure to claim victory

Floyd Mayweather took control in the second half of the fight to score a comfortable victory, raining punches on his opponent

The fighters exchange punches as Marcos Maidana catches Floyd Mayweather on the throat and Mayweather connects with the cheek

Floyd Mayweather's left makes a clean contact with Marcos Maidana's face as the American takes control of the contest

Will Smith enjoys the action from the stands at the MGM Grand's Garden Arena

Marcos Maidana roughs Floyd Mayweather up by rubbing his arm in the American's face but the tactics proved unsuccessful in rattling the champion

Floyd Mayweather finds himself hemmed in as Marcos Maidana takes the fight to him in the early stages of the fight

Floyd Mayweather goes down after he felt he was bundled to the ground by Marcos Maidana. The Argentine was deducted a point

Marcos Maidana has a point deducted by referee Kenny Bayless after being adjudged to have pushed Floyd Mayweather to the canvas

Floyd Mayweather looks incredulously at Marcos Maidana has he raises his arms at the conclusion of the fight

JEFF POWELL'S ROUND-BY-ROUND VERDICT 

1 - This is Mexico Independence weekend and the patriots from south of the border joined the Argentinians who had made the longer trip north in roaring Maidana into the ring.

Mayweather arrived to his customary mixed reaction from the lovers and haters. The atmosphere was intimidating, the boxers less so than at the start of their first fight. Mayweather slipped into elusive, dancing mood, rode a couple of swinging rights and pocketed the first round without undue exertion. 10-9 Mayweather.

2 - Mayweather moving more than he did four months ago and Maidana having trouble pinning him down. But when he did find his range he clipped the great man with a couple of good rights.That did not go unpunished but another flurry from the Argentinian probably stole the round. 10-9 Maidana.

3 - Maidana trapped Mayweather on the ropes early but few, if any, of his big swings were connecting. The champion changed up a gear and stopped Maidana in his tracks with several stinging rights. With referee Kenny Bayless keeping it as clean as possible there was more punching than brawling. Although Maidana landed a shuddering right as the bell rang it was Mayweather’s round – just. 10-9 Mayweather.

4 -  Encouraged by that success at the end of the third, Maidana launched a major assault. Mayweather was unable to dance away as he was pummeled on the ropes. Maidana ate some leather in the closing stages but the round was already his. 10-9 Maidana.

5 - With Maidana taking a breather after his exertions in the fourth, Mayweather got into his rhythm and began picking him off with a variety of accurate punches. The Hispanic contingent fell quieter as Maidana was rocked a couple of times in Mayweather’s best round so far. 10-9 Mayweather.

6 - The crowd had been sensing one of the ring’s major upsets earlier but there were cheers as Mayweather’s defensive genius made Maidana miss repeatedly. The old movement and counter-punching skills were back in evidence as Mayweather reeled his way a couple of rounds ahead on my card. 10-9 Mayweather.

7 - The away crowd tried to rouse Maidana but he seemed to be becoming mesmerised by Mayweather’s skills. For the first time Mayweather was on the front-foot, the aggressor. So bemused was Mayweather at being caught by laser beam punching that he wandered towards the wrong corner at the bell. 10-9 Mayweather.

8 - The pre-fight questions had been about Mayweather’s 37-year-old legs but it was Maidana who seemed to be flagging. Mr Money staggered him two or three times with classy combinations.

Controversy raged with Mayweather apparently complaining he had been bitten on his left hand. Bayless issued stern warnings to the Maidana corner and the jeers for the Argentine would have sounded familiar in the ears of Luis Suarez. Afrer all that, it was Maywearher’s round by a distance. 10-9 Mayweather.

9 - Mayweaher continued to proves as elusive on the retreat and as wounding with his left right combinations. When Maidana lost his way again at the end of the round it was his tormentor who turned to direct him to his corner. 10-9 Mayweather.

10 - Mayweather returned from that unique piece of behaviour at the end of the ninth to dictating the direction of the fight. In his frustration Maidana wrestled Mayweather to the canvas and had a point deducted for his troublesome conduct. With Maidana rallying thereafter we had a round scored at 9-9.

11 - Maidana was granted recovery time for an alleged low blow but it looked a marginal offence by Mayweather, whose body punching was taking as much out of his challenger as the stinging attention to the head. Maidana was treading deep water throughout the round and almost sank in the closing seconds as Mayweather caught him with punishing lefts and rights. 10-9 Mayweather.

12 -  As if to mock those who had suggested his legs were slowing, Mayweather danced through the last in Ali fashion. That provoked some boos but Maidana needed a knock out and this became even less likely as he hit thin air. 10-9 Maidana.

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