Shoulder injury hurt Pacquiao

LAS VEGAS — Filipino Manny Pacquiao said a shoulder injury hampered his bid to hand Floyd Mayweather a first ever defeat as a professional at the weekend.

Pacquiao, a 2-1 underdog going into the welterweight bout suffered the injury during a sparring session, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

“In the third round, I felt pain in the shoulder,” eight-division world champion Pacquiao said. “We didn’t throw a lot of combinations because it hurt. The thing is, what we wanted to do we could not do because of my right shoulder.”