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Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II
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Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II, billed as Unfinished Business, was a professional boxing match contested on March 15, 2008, for the WBC Super featherweight championship.[2]
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Background
The bout took place at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[3][4] The fight is second of the Pacquiao-Márquez tetralogy.
This was Pacquiao's first world title bout since his December 2004 victory over Narongrit Pirang.
The fight
Pacquiao defeated Márquez via split decision, knocking down Márquez once in the third round. Two of the judges scored 115-112 and 114-113 for Pacquiao, while the third judge scored 115-112 in favor of Márquez.[1]
Aftermath
After the fight, Pacquiao admittedly considered this fight as his most difficult fight since their first match in 2004.[5]
With the victory, Pacquiao became the first Asian boxer to win world titles in four different weight classes.[6]
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Confirmed bouts:[7]
Broadcasting
References
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