Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II, billed as Will to Win, was a professional boxing match contested on October 6, 2007, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.^[1]

Will to Win

Date	October 6, 2007
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Marco Antonio Barrera Nickname "Pac-Man" "Baby-Faced Assassin" Hometown General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Mexico City, Mexico Purse $2,000,000 Pre-fight record 44–3–2 (35 KO) 63–5 (1) (42 KO) Age 28 years, 9 months 33 years, 8 months Height 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 130 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. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion WBC/The Ring No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight 3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118-109, 118-109, 115-112)

Background

The bout took place at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. The two had previously fought in November 2003 with Pacquiao stopping Barrera after 11 rounds.

The fight was announced after Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions settled their lawsuit over the promotional rights for Pacquiao fights on June 29, 2007.^[2][3]

The fight

Barrera came out smarter in this fight as he survived up to the final round but Pacquiao easily outboxed him throughout the fight. Pacquiao defeated Barrera via unanimous decision.^[4] Two judges scored the bout 118–109, whereas the third scored it 115–112.^[5]

Aftermath

Barrera briefly retired after the fight but returned over a year later in November 2008 to face Sammy Ventura.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[6]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO