Undefeated former champion Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) delivered a ninth-round knockout of former bantamweight champion Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9 KOs) on the Pacquiao vs Thurman PPV in Las Vegas. "I wasn't really paying attention to how long the fight was going, I was just getting into a rhythm as it went on," said Nery. "I had to work hard to get to him because he's a good boxer. The longer it went, the better I felt. I put my punches together well once I got going." In a fast-paced duel of former champions, Payano had success early boxing the aggressive Nery, moving back to avoid his attack and landing his own offense against the knockout artist. Payano out landed or was even in punches landed for each of the first six rounds of the bout. "I'm a warrior and I wanted to keep going and fight back every time he came forward," said Payano. "My coach wanted me to stay behind my jab a little more." As the fight grew into the middle rounds, Nery began to increase the offense and was able