Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach has admitted Juan Manuel Marquez deserves a fourth fight against the Filipino after the pair's latest bout ended in another disputed points decision.

Pacquiao emerged victorious on Saturday night during their WBO welterweight clash in Las Vegas despite Marquez claiming he should have been crowned the winner.

he contest went down to the Nevada judges' scorecards with Dave Moretti scoring it 115-113, Robert Hoyle 114-114 and Glenn Trowbridge 116-112.

Pacquiao beats Marquez by majority decision
Their first bout in 2004 was scored a draw, while Pacquiao won a controversial split decision in the rematch four years later. Marquez is convinced he won both encounters

Roach admitted the veteran proved a far more difficult opponent for Pacquiao than he expected and has conceded the 38-year-old is entitled to a fourth showdown, meaning Pacquiao's much-touted clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have to wait.

"[Marquez] has given us problems three times now,"
Roach told reporters in Las Vegas. "I do think he deserves a rematch first.

"I thought Manny edged it. Manny hit him with some good shots, but nothing great. It was the kind of fight I don't want to do again but I think we have to.
"We just need to deal with these counter-punchers and I have to do my job better, I guess."