victory over Andre Berto in Las Vegas.
The challenger was game but his fellow American, defending his
WBC and WBA welterweight titles, was simply too difficult to hit
at the MGM Grand.
Mayweather, 38, was awarded the verdict 120-108, 118-110 and
117-111.
Mayweather was adamant it was his last fight, but having
equalled Rocky Marciano's career record of 49-0, he might
decide to have one more.
"My career is over, that's official," said five-weight world
champion Mayweather, widely regarded as the greatest fighter
of his generation.
"You've got to know when to hang them up. I'm close to 40
now. There's nothing left to prove in the sport of boxing. Now I
just want to spend time with my family.
"I am leaving the sport with all my faculties, I'm still sharp and
smart. I've accomplished everything in this sport, there's
nothing else to accomplish."
The 32-year-old Berto is a two-time welterweight world
champion and came into the fight having lost only three of his
33 professional bouts.
But those three defeats came in his previous six contests and
pretty much nobody gave him a chance against Mayweather,
who was engaging in his 26th world title fight and whose
unbeaten streak goes back to 1996.
The pattern for the fight, as with so many of Mayweather's
previous fights, was set in the opening round, the champion
establishing his lightning jab and repeatedly making Berto miss.
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