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Filipinos take Pacquiao loss hard, demand rematch

Fans of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao wait for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be announced winner in the boxing bout at a public park in Marikina city, Philippines May 3, 2015.

Manny Pacquiao's loss to undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr in their welterweight showdown in Las Vegas was met with tears, anger and accusations of foul play in his homeland of the Philippines on Sunday.

The American weathered Pacquiao's early assault and seemed to get stronger as the fight wore on, finishing ahead on all three judges scorecards.

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