Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao
Boxing competition
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Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match.[1] This match occurred on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2][3] The bout is the first of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5][6][7]
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| Date | March 19, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | vacant WBC International and IBA super featherweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Morales wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115–113, 115–113, 115–113) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Pacquiao was a 7-5 betting favourite.
The fight
Morales controlled the pace of the close fight. In the fifth round, Pacquiao suffered a cut over his right eye caused by Morales' right cross.[8] At the end of 12 round all three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Morales.[9]
Both the Associated Press and Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial scorer, had the fight 116-112 for Morales.
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[10]
Broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster |
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 Australia | Main Event |
 Canada | Viewers Choice |
 Hungary | Sport1 |
 Mexico | TV Azteca |
 Philippines | Solar Sports (cable) RPN 9 (free-to-air) |
 United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
 United States | HBO |