Pacquiao beats Thurman to claim WBA Super welterweight title

ETHAN MILLER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Manny Pacquiao has beaten Keith Thurman to claim the WBA Super welterweight title.

The Filipino boxer outpointed the previously undefeated Thurman in a split decision in Las Vegas.

The result denies the American his 30th straight win.

Meanwhile the 40-year-old Pacquiao could now face Britain's Amir Khan in bout in Saudi Arabia.

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