Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales II, billed as The Battle, was a super featherweight boxing match. The bout took place on January 21, 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2] The bout is the second of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[3] widely considered as one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[4][5][6]

The Battle
DateJanuary 21, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Érik Morales
Nickname "Pac-Man" "El Terrible" ("The Terrible")
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record 40–3–2 (32 KO) 48–3 (34 KO)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Recognition WBC International super featherweight champion.
Three-division world champion.		 Former WBC and IBF super featherweight champion.
Three-division world champion.
Result
Manny Pacquiao won in the 10th round via TKO[1]

Pacquiao dominated the fight, eventually scoring a technical knockout win against Morales in the tenth round and avenge the third loss of his career in their first fight.[7][8]

References
  1. https://www.saddoboxing.com/2693-ringside-boxing-report-manny-pacquiao-erik-morales-2.html
  2. http://www.pound4pound.com/FightReport/2005/MoralesvsPacquiaoIITheBattle.htm
  3. http://theunderdogsports.com/clash-titans-part-erik-morales-vs-manny-pacquiao-iii/
  4. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/646406-the-15-greatest-boxing-trilogies-of-all-time
  5. https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2660607
  6. https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/11/28/372141/great-trilogies-boxing
  7. https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this-day-manny-pacquiao-gains-revenge-over-erik-morales/
  8. https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2297029
Preceded by
vs. Zahir Raheem		 Érik Morales' bouts
January 21, 2006		 Succeeded by
vs. Manny Pacquiao III
Preceded by
vs. Héctor Velázquez		 Manny Pacquiao's bouts
January 21, 2006		 Succeeded by
vs. Óscar Larios
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