Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II

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
Boxer	Manny Pacquiao
Nickname	"Pac-Man"
Hometown	General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines
Purse	$2,000,000
Pre-fight record	44–3–2 (35 KO)
Age	28 years, 9 months
Height	5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Style	Southpaw
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
Result
	Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118-109, 118-109, 115-112)

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]

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

References

^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Golden Boy-Top Rank Sign Agreement". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Part 2 on Oct. 6, 2007". Codamon.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ "Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ Kieran Mulvaney. "Pacquiao wins rematch with Barrera". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ "BoxRec - event".

Preceded by vs. Jorge Solís	Manny Pacquiao's bouts 6 October 2007	Succeeded by vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II
Preceded by vs. Juan Manuel Márquez	Marco Antonio Barrera's bouts 6 October 2007	Succeeded by vs. Sammy Ventura

[1] "Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[philboxing-2] "Golden Boy-Top Rank Sign Agreement". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

[codamon-3] "Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Part 2 on Oct. 6, 2007". Codamon.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

[espn-4] "Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

[reuters-5] Kieran Mulvaney. "Pacquiao wins rematch with Barrera". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

[6] "BoxRec - event".

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