Mayweather gets majority nod over gutsy Maidana

Argentina's Marcos Maidana came close to one of the bigger upsets in recent boxing history on Saturday as he took the fight to Floyd Mayweather for 12 tough rounds before dropping a majority decision.

Mayweather, regarded as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, retained his unbeaten record (46-0) - but not by much.

Maidana (35-4) swarmed all over the American from the opening bell and gave him perhaps the toughest fight of his 16-year career.