Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III
Boxing match
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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]
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| Date | November 18, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC International super featherweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 United States | HBO |