Manny_Pacquiao_vs._Marco_Antonio_Barrera_II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II

Boxing competition


Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II, billed as Will to Win, was a super featherweight 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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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 but returned over a year later in November 2008 to face Sammy Ventura.


References

  1. "Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. "Golden Boy-Top Rank Sign Agreement". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. Kieran Mulvaney. "Pacquiao wins rematch with Barrera". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
October 6, 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Marco Antonio Barrera's bouts
October 6, 2007
Succeeded by
vs. Sammy Ventura

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