Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II, billed as The Battle, was a professional boxing match contested on January 21, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.^[2]

The Battle

Date	January 21, 2006
Venue	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator
Tale of the tape
Boxer Erik Morales Manny Pacquiao Nickname El Terrible ("The Terrible") "Pac-Man" Hometown Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Purse $2,000,000 Pre-fight record 48–3 (34 KO) 40–3–2 (31 KO) Age 29 years, 4 months 27 years, 1 month Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 128+1⁄2 lb (58 kg) Style Orthodox Southpaw Recognition WBC No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight WBA No. 7 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion WBA No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight WBC No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight IBF/The Ring No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight WBC International super featherweight champion The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 10th-round TKO[1]

Background

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

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

Confirmed bouts:^[11]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO
Philippines	Solar Sports ABS-CBN (Pay, live)