Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Unfinished Business
DateMarch 15, 2008
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and vacant The Ring super featherweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Juan Manuel Márquez Manny Pacquiao
Nickname Dinamita
("Dynamite")		 "Pac-Man"
Hometown Mexico City, Mexico General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines
Purse $1,500,000 $3,000,000
Pre-fight record 48–3–1 (35 KO) 45–3–2 (35 KO)
Age 34 years, 6 months 29 years, 2 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 129 lb (59 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
Super Featherweight Champion
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBC/WBO/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBA
No. 2 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 split decision (115-112, 112-115, 113-114)[1]

Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II, billed as Unfinished Business, was a professional boxing match contested on March 15, 2008, for the WBC Super featherweight championship.[2]

Background

The bout took place at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[3][4] The fight is second of the Pacquiao-Márquez tetralogy.

This was Pacquiao's first world title bout since his December 2004 victory over Narongrit Pirang.

The fight

Pacquiao defeated Márquez via split decision, knocking down Márquez once in the third round. Two of the judges scored 115-112 and 114-113 for Pacquiao, while the third judge scored 115-112 in favor of Márquez.[1]

Aftermath

After the fight, Pacquiao admittedly considered this fight as his most difficult fight since their first match in 2004.[5]

With the victory, Pacquiao became the first Asian boxer to win world titles in four different weight classes.[6]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[7]

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
Australia Main Event
Canada Viewers Choice
Ireland & United Kingdom Setanta Sport[8]
United States HBO

References

  1. ^ a b "Pacquiao defeats Marquez in rematch!". philboxing.com.
  2. ^ "Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Marquez vs. Pacquiao 2 "Unfinished Business" Press Conference - Pound4Pound.com - P4P Number 1". www.pound4pound.com.
  4. ^ "Ring Editor Predicts Pacquiao Over Marquez". BoxingScene.com.
  5. ^ "Pacquiao says his hardest fight was with Marquez". GMA News Online. 16 March 2008.
  6. ^ Mirror.co.uk (17 March 2008). "Manny Pacquiao notches fourth division crown with victory over Juan Manuel Marquez". mirror.
  7. ^ "BoxRec - event".
  8. ^ "Setanta to screen Marquez v Pacquiao Rematch". setanta.com. Setanta Sports. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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