LAS VEGAS, Nev. (PNA) – It wasn’t a fight. It was a heist. Manny Pacquiao out boxed Timo­thy Bradley for 10 of their 12-round encounter but lost a split decision, thanks to two of the three judges that worked the fight here Saturday (Sun­day in Manila) ast the MGM Grand Arena. If it wasn’t robbery, the majority of the 14,000 crowd that witnessed the high-caliber showdown didn’t know what is.

Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire Jr. is set to fight Inter­national Boxing Federation super bantamweight Jeffrey Mathebula in a title unification bout on July 7 at the Home Depot Center in Carson City California. Donaire (28-1 win-loss card with 18 knockouts) will put on the line his World Boxing Orga­nization super bantamweight belt against the South African Mathe­bula (26-3-2 with 14 KOs) in a fight titled AfterDark organized by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotion.

LAS VEGAS — Freddie Roach knew something was amiss when ring announcer Michael Buffer de­clared that judge Jerry Roth saw it 115-113 for Manny Pacquiao. “I think Manny had his best per­formance since the Miguel Cotto fight (in 2009) and he clearly won the fight,” said Roach late Satur­day night during the post-fight chat. “When I heard that (Roth’s score of 115-113), I knew some-thing wasn’t right.”
True enough, the next two scores were, for him, even more appalling and outrageous as CJ Ross and Duane Ford had it 115- 113 for Tim Bradley, who was awarded a split decision victory over the heavily-favored Filipino.

The controversial split decision vic­tory for Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao will be reviewed by one of boxing’s major sanctioning bodies - the World Boxing Organization.The move is to be the first step toward what promoter Bob Arum hopes will be “clarity” in the judging of the fight.

LOS ANGELES CA via PCSO - “Perfect, everything ‘s perfect,” chief trainer Freddie Roach said of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao’s last week of training at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. The famed coach said that Pacquiao had completed the most grueling week of his prepa­rations this weekend, and that the 33-year-old boxing icon’s training has been “very good” and Pac­quiao is “almost ready” to make war.

HOLLYWOOD,  California – When Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. declared recently he is “going to be all over” Manny Pacquiao when they clash for the WBO welter­weight 12-round championship at the MGM Grand, he must have been reviewing the chart of their previous fights where they both bundled out their respective foes in contrasting fashions.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES via AKTV - Manny Pacquiao’s new strength and conditioning coach, who was denied a US Visa last week, was also left behind in the Philippines last year when the eight-division world champion faced Juan Manuel Marquez. Marvin Somodio was denied permission to fly to Los Angeles and join Team Pacquiao for the last four weeks of the People’s Champ’s preparation before fighting undefeated American Timothy Bradley.

HOLLYWOOD, California – Now that they have buried their hatchet, WBA junior middleweight champi­on Floyd Mayweather Jr. and HBO senior commentator Larry Mer­chant are expected to step into the ring together again in the future for a post-fight interview in May­weather’s next fight as they used to do prior to their verbal joust that grabbed headlines last year. If Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) would fight again after completing his jail sentence which commences on June 1, it could be against Man­ny Pacquiao (54-3, 38 KOs), who is favored to put away Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. (28-0, 11 KOs) on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.