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The Grand Finale
DateNovember 18, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Philippines Manny Pacquiao Mexico Érik Morales
Nickname "Pac-Man" "El Terrible" ("The Terrible")
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record 42–3–2 (33 KO) 48–4 (34 KO)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Recognition WBC International super featherweight champion.
Three-division world champion.		 Former WBC and IBF super featherweight champion.
Three-division world champion.
Result
Manny Pacquiao won in the 3rd round via KO

Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III, billed as The Grand Finale, was a super featherweight boxing match. The bout took place on November 18, 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[1][2] The bout is the last of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[3] widely considered as one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[4][5][6] The fight also marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao, and his first fight in his four-year contract with Top Rank as his promoter.[7]

Similar to the second fight, Pacquiao entirely dominated the fight, scoring a total of three knockdowns to knock out Morales in the third round.[8]

The winner of the fight was supposed to be the mandatory challenger of WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera but was cancelled due to the legal dispute between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.[9]

References

  1. ^ https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/05/12/336136/pacquiao-morales-iii-slated-nov-18
  2. ^ https://wynnresortslimited.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/manny-pacquiao-vs-erik-morales-grand-finalela-gran-final-live?field_nir_news_date_value[min]=
  3. ^ http://theunderdogsports.com/clash-titans-part-erik-morales-vs-manny-pacquiao-iii/
  4. ^ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/646406-the-15-greatest-boxing-trilogies-of-all-time
  5. ^ https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2660607
  6. ^ https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/11/28/372141/great-trilogies-boxing
  7. ^ https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315
  8. ^ https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/21403/pacquiao-finishes-morales-with-blistering-3rd-round-knockout/story/
  9. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20070110&id=rlk1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1937,15437694&hl=en
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
November 18, 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Érik Morales' bouts
November 18, 2006 		Succeeded by
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