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Pacquiao vs. Morales III
Pacquiao and Morales fought a third time (with the series tied 1--1) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeat Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Morales' knockout losses to Pacquiao are the only knockout losses in his professional career. After the Pacquiao--Morales rubber match, Bob Arum, Pacquiao's main promoter, announced that Manny had returned his signing bonus back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This prompted Golden Boy Promotions to sue Pacquiao over breach of contract.
After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solís as Pacquiao's next opponent among several fighters Arum offered as replacements. The bout was held in San Antonio, Texas, on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eighth when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice. Solis barely beat the count after the second knockdown, causing the referee to stop the fight and award Pacquiao a knockout win. The victory raised Pacquiao's win--loss--draw record to 44--3--2 with 34 knockouts. This also marked the end of Solis's undefeated streak.
Win 43-3-2 Mexico Érik Morales KO 3 (12), 257 2006-11-18 United States Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Pacquiao and Morales fought a third time (with the series tied 1--1) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeat Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Morales' knockout losses to Pacquiao are the only knockout losses in his professional career. After the Pacquiao--Morales rubber match, Bob Arum, Pacquiao's main promoter, announced that Manny had returned his signing bonus back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This prompted Golden Boy Promotions to sue Pacquiao over breach of contract.
After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solís as Pacquiao's next opponent among several fighters Arum offered as replacements. The bout was held in San Antonio, Texas, on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eighth when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice. Solis barely beat the count after the second knockdown, causing the referee to stop the fight and award Pacquiao a knockout win. The victory raised Pacquiao's win--loss--draw record to 44--3--2 with 34 knockouts. This also marked the end of Solis's undefeated streak.
Win 43-3-2 Mexico Érik Morales KO 3 (12), 257 2006-11-18 United States Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.