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Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, hits Andre Berto during their welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)
Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, hits Andre Berto during their welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)Steve Marcus/Associated Press

Mayweather vs. Berto Results: Final Scorecards, Fight Highlights and Stats

Christopher SimpsonSep 13, 2015

Floyd Mayweather defeated Andre Berto by unanimous decision to extend his unbeaten record to 49-0 on Saturday.

Boxing writer and broadcaster Gareth A Davies shared the official scorecard from the bout:

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Unsurprisingly, the pair's punching stats reveal just how one-sided the bout was, with Mayweather's typical incredible accuracy apparent throughout, per Davies:

Likewise, Money's defence was as airtight as ever, with Berto only able to land 17 per cent of the 495 punches he threw at the American.

The disparity in ability was apparent early on, highlighted by SHO Stats record of the punches exchanged in the first four rounds:

Berto's tactic appeared to be to force Money onto the ropes, but try as he might the 32-year-old couldn't corner him or build up any kind of momentum as Mayweather countered with quick jabs.

As B/R's own Kevin McRae noted, the fight went exactly as expected and not to the benefit of those watching the clash:

Money continued to deftly elude his exasperated opponent and reply with precise counters, before connecting with an excellent left hook-right hook-uppercut combination in the sixth round.

Berto's best round of the fight came in the seventh, as he landed with a one-two combination to Mayweather's body early on, before finishing strongly with several shots including a powerful counter.

Nevertheless, even in his best round Berto was hardly comfortable, per Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix:

His illustrious opponent responded with yet another spell of utter dominance in the rounds that followed as he took full advantage of Berto's one-dimensional approach, ducking and weaving away before countering with a vicious uppercut and yet more jabs.

A brief exchange of blows took place in the centre of the ring to the crowd's delight, but it was still one-way traffic as Berto's often wild swings hit nothing but air.

Still dancing around with consummate ease, Mayweather avoided the flagging Berto even more comfortably in the final two rounds, and opened up somewhat as he landed some stinging uppercuts and a right hook.

Money was every bit as dominant over his opponent as expected, made all the easier by Berto's complete failure to adapt his rudimentary tactics.

According to Shaun Al-Shatti of MMAFighting.com, Mayweather confirmed the fight would be his last. He said: 

"You've got to know when to hang it up. I think it's about time for me to hang it up. I'm knocking at the door now, I'm close to 40 years old. I've been in this sport 19 years. I've been a world champion 18 years. I broke all the records. There's nothing else to prove in the sport of boxing."

As Money remains capable of contesting bouts with fighters far better than Berto despite his advancing years, the prospect of him coming out of retirement for one or two more fights isn't at all inconceivable.

As for Berto, he was never likely to trouble his opponent but made things even simpler due to his rigid and ineffective game plan. He'll need to seriously work on his tactical approach before he steps into the ring again.

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