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| From: amy on Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 12:04 AM | |||
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Boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera will collide in a 12-round super featherweight title fight Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, the Pacquiao vs. Barrera title bout will be broadcast live on HBO
Pay-Per-View beginning at 6 p.m. PST. Pacquiao vs. Barrera Tickets Pacquiao vs. Barrera is a battle between legendary three-division world champions. Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KOs), of General Santos City. The Philippines, defeated Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs), of Mexico City, Mexico, in their exciting first encounter in 2003. Pacquiao, who claimed the featherweight title, is considered by many to be boxing's pound-for-pound most exciting fighter. "Fighting Barrera is a career highlight for me," said Pacquiao. "He has already beaten great world champions like Erik Morales, Naseem Hamed and Johnny Tapia and I know I am going to have to train harder than I ever have before to beat him. I am fully prepared to sacrifice and do everything necessary to beat him, and I will. It is going to be another exciting night for fight fans." Barrera refuted Pacquiao's comments saying, "Pacquiao and I have one thing in common and that is this is the fight we have most wanted. However, Pacquiao should have been more careful for what he wished for because he is going to be in the fight of his life. The battle is on and I am going to leave the ring as boxing's new No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter." Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions, agreed, "This fight is what the fans have been asking for and I'm excited that we will be able to deliver this bout between two all-time great champions." Bob Arum, chief executive officer of Top Rank, also knows this is a big fight stating, "For Manny Pacquiao this is an essential fight so he can demonstrate, once and for all, that he is the king of the division." HBO Pay-Per-View's Mark Taffet said, "Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera are both legendary fighters and national heroes in their homelands who continually seek out the biggest challenges. Boxing fans love these matchups of 'best vs. best' and are in for a real treat on October 6." Dubbed "Republica Enemy No. 1," Pacquiao has blitzed through the best fighters Mexico has had to offer since 2003 including Morales (KO 3, TKO 10), Barrera (TKO 11), Oscar Larios (W 12), Emanuel Lucero (TKO 3), Hector Velazquez (TKO 6) and Jorge Solis (KO 8). The only blemish was a draw against Juan Manuel Marquez in 2004, a fight in which Pacquiao sent Marquez to the canvas three times in the first round. Pacquiao was named "2006 Fighter of the Year" by the Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring for his two spectacular knockout victories against Mexican icon and three-division champion Morales, as well as his dominating 12-round unanimous decision over the former world champion and current No. 1 contender Larios. The hard-hitting southpaw has lost only once in his last 21 bouts, a close decision to Morales in their first encounter in 2005. The Pacquiao vs. Morales trilogy produced more than one million pay-per-view sales, a record for the lower weight divisions, proving that Pacquiao is a pay-per-view star. The live attendance for their rubber match last November produced a live gate of 18,276, fifth-best on Las Vegas' all-time list. Known as the "Baby Faced Assassin," Barrera has provided boxing fans with more exciting moments than anyone in his era. In his own world championship trilogy against Morales, fought in three different weight divisions, Barrera proved twice to be the better man. Those fights alone earned him numerous accolades from The Ring including "Fight of the Year" (2000, 2004), "Round of the Year" (5th in 2000, 11th in 2004) and "Comeback of the Year" (2004). Barrera has never avoided a worthy challenge and his resume is a testament to a future Hall of Fame career. He has defeated many of the top fighters in his divisions, including current or former world champions Morales and Hamed, both of whom were undefeated when he faced them. He also has beaten Tapia, Robbie Peden, Paulie Ayala, Kevin Kelley, Enrique Sanchez, Jesus Salud, Jesse Benavides, Kennedy McKinney, Agapito Sanchez, Frankie Toledo, Daniel Jimenez, and Eddie Cook. In a streak that started with the Salud fight in December 2000 and lasted four years, Barrera fought nine current or former world champions consecutively. Barrera made his professional debut in 1989 and won his first world title in 1995, dethroning WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion Daniel Jimenez, the beginning of three separate reigns as champion. In 2001, he tagged the undefeated IBO featherweight champion Hamed with his only career loss via a dominating unanimous decision. One year later, he added Morales' WBC featherweight title to his trophy case, avenging a previous loss while spoiling Morales' perfect record which had lasted nine years and 42 bouts. Barrera won the rubber match in 2004 while claiming Morales' WBC super featherweight championship belt. Pacquiao vs. Barrera Tickets Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino |
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