Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III

Date	April 9, 2016
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	vacant WBO International welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Timothy Bradley Nickname Pac-Man Desert Storm Hometown Sarangani Province, Philippines Palm Springs, California, U.S. Pre-fight record 57–6–2 (38 KO) 33–1–1 (13 KO) Age 37 32 Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Weight 145+1⁄2 lb (66 kg) 146+1⁄2 lb (66 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 8-division world champion The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 2-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116-110, 116-110, 116-110)

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III, was a professional boxing match for the WBO International welterweight title. It was held on the April 9th, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was on HBO PPV. Pacquiao claimed that the this fight would be his last professional bout, however, he has fought six times since. The winner of the bout was awarded a Special WBO commemorative title belt, which billed the "Legacy Belt".

Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice and outpointed him throughout the fight, winning by unanimous decision after all three judges scored the bout in his favor, 116-110. According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landing 28% [122/439] of his punches thrown and 46% of his power punches thrown [92/201], in comparison to Bradley's 33% [99/302] of punches landed and 40% [87/218] of power punches thrown.

National Anthem Singers

• United States (The Star-Spangled Banner) – Trent Harmon
• Philippines (Lupang Hinirang) – The Word Choir

Referee and judges

The MGM Grand Garden Arena, site of "PacBrad III"

Tony Weeks served as the referee in the ring whilst the judges who scored the bout and ultimately decided its outcome were: Burt Clements (Las Vegas), Dave Moretti (Las Vegas) and Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey).

Fight Recap

Pacquiao began the fight as the aggressor, while Bradley dodged most of Pacquiao's major shots. Midway through the fight, both fighters traded blows; leading to Rounds 5-8 being very even. Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice in the right, in both Round 7 and Round 9, which helped Pacquiao secure his 58th professional win and the rights to the "Legacy Belt."

Official Scorecards

Judge	Fighter	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Burt Clements	Pacquiao	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	116
	Bradley	9	10	9	9	10	9	8	10	8	9	9	10	110
Dave Moretti	Pacquiao	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	116
	Bradley	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	10	8	9	10	9	110
Steve Weisfeld	Pacquiao	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	116
	Bradley	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	10	8	9	10	9	110

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Manny Pacquiao	def.	Timothy Bradley	UD	12	—	WBO International & Lineal Welterweight titles
Super Middleweight	Gilberto Ramírez	def.	Arthur Abraham (c)	UD	12	—	WBO Super Middleweight title
Featherweight	Oscar Valdez	def.	Evgeny Gradovich	TKO	4/10	2:14	WBO NABO Featherweight title
Super Lightweight	Jose Ramírez	def.	Manuel Perez	UD	10	—	WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title
Welterweight	Egidijus Kavaliauskas	def.	Deniz Ilbay	UD	8	—
Light Heavyweight	Oleksandr Gvozdyk	def.	Nadjib Mohammedi	KO	2/10	2:06	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight title
Welterweight	Konstantin Ponomarev	def.	Brad Solomon	SD	10	—	WBC NABF Welterweight title
Super Middleweight	Leon Bauer	def.	Ilshat Khusnulgatin	UD	6	—
Lightweight	Devin Haney	def.	Rafael Vazquez	UD	4	—

International broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
	Free-to-air	Cable	Pay-per-view
Australia	—	—	Main Event
Canada	—	—	Canal Indigo (Vidéotron) SaskTel PPV Shaw PPV Sportsnet PPV (Rogers) Vu! (Bell)
Germany	Sat.1	—	—
Indonesia	tvOne	—	—
New Zealand	—	—	SKY Arena
Panama	RPC-TV	—	—
Philippines	GMA Network	Solar Sports	Solar All Access
Thailand	Channel 7	—
United Kingdom	—	Premier Sports	—
United States	—	—	HBO PPV

External links

• Official website