Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III, billed as The Grand Finale, was a professional boxing match contested on November 18, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.^[1]

The Grand Finale

Date	November 18, 2006
Venue	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales Nickname "Pac-Man" El Terrible ("The Terrible") Hometown General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Pre-fight record 42–3–2 (33 KO) 48–4 (34 KO) Age 27 years, 11 months 30 years, 2 months Height 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Weight 129 lb (59 kg) 129 lb (59 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition WBA/WBC/WBO/The Ring No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight WBC International super featherweight champion The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion IBF No. 4 Ranked Super Featherweight WBA No. 6 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight 3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 3rd-round KO

Background

The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.^[2][3] The bout is the last of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,^[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.^[5][6][7] The fight also marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao, and the first fight in his four-year contract with Top Rank as his promoter.^[8]

The fight

Similar to the second fight, Pacquiao entirely dominated the fight, scoring a total of three knockdowns to knock out Morales in the third round.^[9]

Aftermath

The winner of the fight was supposed to become the mandatory challenger of WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, but it was cancelled due to a legal dispute between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.^[10]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[11]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO