Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II
Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II, billed as Will to Win, was a junior-lightweight boxing match. The bout took place on October 6, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. The fight was announced after Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions settled their lawsuit over the promotional rights for Pacquiao fights on June 29, 2007.[2][3]
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| Date | October 6, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC International junior-lightweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manny Pacquiao won via unanimous decision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrera came out smarter in this fight as he survived up to the final round but Pacquiao easily outboxed him throughout the fight. Pacquiao defeated Barrera via unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 118–109, whereas the third scored it 115–112.[4]
Barrera briefly retired after the fight and returned over a year later on November 2008 to face Sammy Ventura.
References
- "Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- "Golden Boy-Top Rank Sign Agreement". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- "Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Part 2 on Oct. 6, 2007". Codamon.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- Kieran Mulvaney. "Pacquiao wins rematch with Barrera". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
| Preceded by vs. Jorge Solís |
Manny Pacquiao's bouts October 6, 2007 |
Succeeded by vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II |
| Preceded by vs. Juan Manuel Márquez |
Marco Antonio Barrera's bouts October 6, 2007 |
Succeeded by vs. Sammy Ventura |