Las Vegas Weekly

May 2, 2009 · 8:56 PM

Pac-Man knocks out The Hitman in the second round

By Robin Leach

Manny Pacquiao.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao of the Philippines sent Britain’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton to the canvas in the first round. In total, Manny knocked out Ricky twice in the first round. Ricky was able to get up for the second round.

However, Manny floored Ricky with seven seconds left in the second round, and The Hitman was out cold. Fight over, and Manny wins with a dominant TKO! Official results: 2:59 by TKO in the second round.

Tom Jones sang the British national anthem; Jasmine Villegas sang the U.S. national anthem. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Jack Nicholson, Jeremy Piven, Denzel Washington, Cedric the Entertainer, Jay-Z, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, David Arquette and Wolfgang Puck were among the fight fans in the audience at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Jay-Z hosted a pre-fight party at Lavo last night; tonight, the music mogul hosts a post-fight party at Tao.

Click HERE and HERE for our pre-fight coverage.

Check back to Vegas DeLuxe tomorrow with photos from the short knockout fight!

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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