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| Date | January 21, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pacquiao wins via 10th-round TKO [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II, was a professional boxing match contested on January 21, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship. [2]
The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. [3] The bout is the second of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy, [4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time. [5] [6] [7]
Pacquiao dominated the fight, eventually scoring a technical knockout win against Morales in the tenth round and avenge the third loss of his career in their first fight. It was the first time Morales had ever been stopped. [8] [9] [10]
Confirmed bouts: [11]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 United States | HBO |
 Philippines | Solar Sports ABS-CBN (Pay, live) |
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