Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II
Appearance
Date | January 21, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacquiao wins via 10th-round TKO[1] |
Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II, was a professional boxing match contested on January 21, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.[2]
Background
[edit]The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[3] The bout is the second of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5][6][7]
The fight
[edit]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. It was the first time Morales had ever been stopped.[8][9][10]
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[11]
Broadcasting
[edit]Country | Broadcaster |
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United States | HBO |
Philippines | Solar Sports ABS-CBN (Pay, live) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ringside Boxing Report: Manny Pacquiao – Erik Morales 2 – Boxing News".
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Boxing2005.com - P4P Number 1". www.pound4pound.com.
- ^ "Clash of the Titans: Part I - Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I-III | Underdog Sports". theunderdogsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
- ^ Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
- ^ Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
- ^ Staff, B. N. "On This Day: Manny Pacquiao gains revenge over Erik Morales - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net.
- ^ "Rafael: Morales-Pacquiao glove story continues". ESPN.com. January 18, 2006.
- ^ Tim Dahlberg (22 January 2006). "Pacquiao's punch better than Morales'". usatoday.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
Categories:
- 2006 in boxing
- 2006 in sports in Nevada
- January 2006 sports events in the United States
- Boxing matches at Thomas & Mack Center
- Boxing matches involving Erik Morales
- Boxing matches involving Manny Pacquiao
- Boxing matches refereed by Kenny Bayless
- Boxing on HBO
- Pay-per-view boxing matches
- ABS-CBN television specials