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Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a punch at Conor McGregor during their super welterweight boxing match Image Credit: AFP

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As it happened:


9.07am

Wrap: A compelling fight

Floyd Mayweather beat Irishman Conor McGregor by way of technical knockout in the 10th round of their much-hyped megafight on Saturday to keep his perfect record intact.

Mayweather, who came out of retirement at 40 for the fight, improved to 50-0 to surpass heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record for most wins without a loss or draw.

McGregor, a mixed martial arts champion who was making his professional boxing debut, failed to pull off what would have been the greatest upset in combat sports history but made the fight much more compelling than most experts had predicted. — Reuters

9.03am

McGregor: I'll take it on the chin

McGregor seems not to have taken the loss too badly. He has reason to be happy with his showing, doing much better than most experts had predicted, even winning the first few rounds.

8.57am

Mayweather: He's a tough competitor

"He's a lot better than I thought he was," Mayweather says. "Our game plan was to take our time." 

That plan worked.

8.52am

Mayweather stops McGregor in the 10th!

The referee stops the fight. Mayweather wins! 

8.50am

Round 9: Floyd is back on top

Big hit from Floyd, and Conor looks exhausted. Round 9 is Mayweather's.

8.47am

Low blow warning

The referee warns McGregor after a low blow to Mayweather.

8.46

Round 8: Close one

A much more even round, but probably just going in Mayweather's favour. He should have made up the rounds deficit by now. It's all up for grabs in the final rounds.

8.42am

Round 7: This one's Floyd's

Mayweather dominates another round, getting several solid shots in on McGregor, who seems to be getting tired. This was probably the Mayweather plan all along: weather Conor's attacks in the early rounds, then dominate the rest.

8.37am

Mayweather with a flurry of shots in Round 6

Mayweather has upped his pace considerably, coming out with some solid combinations. Very good round for him, and should be going his way on the judges' scorecards.

8.33am

Round 5 done

Mayweather is beginning to press the attack. McGregor was hoping to finish in three rounds, and that hasn't happened. Does the advantage now shift to Floyd?

8.29am

McGregor is dominating

McGregor may well have won the first three rounds on points. But does he have the stamina to go the distance?

8.19am

Good round for McGregor

Some solid hits there from McGregor in Round 1. Most judges should score that one for the Irishman.

8.17am

Round 1 starts

McGregor taunting Mayweather. Is that a good idea? Time will tell. He's come out fighting in the first round.

8.13am

Cheers and jeers

8.08am

Floyd in the ring

Mayweather has now also made his way down to the ring. We're ready to rumble.

8.06am

Conor makes his entrance

McGregor has made his way to the ring. Now we're just waiting for Floyd Mayweather, and we'll be all set for one of the most hotly anticipated bouts of all time.

8.00am

Anthem time

We're about to get going: it's national anthem time before the big fight.

7.57am

Delay

Looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer: there's been a slight delay to the start of the fight due to pay-per-view issues.

McGregor confident

Las Vegas: Conor McGregor was calm and confident in his televised pre-fight interview, telling Showtime’s Jim Gray that he would “paint a beautiful picture” in his fight against heavily favored Floyd Mayweather.

McGregor was subdued in the interview, and he was still wearing a dress shirt, tie and vest, even though his hands were already wrapped about an hour before the start of the bout.

“I’m going to go out and be myself — free, spontaneous, creative — and paint a beautiful picture,” he said. “I see me truly outclassing this man and putting him to sleep.”

McGregor said he thought he weighed “about 170” pounds after rehydrating from Friday’s weigh-in, where he was 153. Mayweather weighed in at 149. — AP

 

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Conor McGregor throws a punch at Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their super welterweight boxing match Image Credit: AFP
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Referee Robert Byrd raises the hand of Floyd Mayweather Jr. after his TKO of Conor McGregor Image Credit: AFP
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