Pacquiao-Bradley III tops nationwide ratings

Pacquiao fans across the country were still as enthusiastic as ever when Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao faced off with American boxer Timothy Bradley for the third time last Saturday, April 9 (Sunday, April 10 in Manila).

The Pambansang Kamao, as he is known among Pinoys all over the world, decisively claimed his second win against Bradley and the last of his many victories throughout his phenomenal boxing career.

The main fight, which aired exclusively on free TV via GMA-7’s “PacBrad III,” registered a commanding 40.3 percent household rating in National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM) based on overnight data from Nielsen TV Audience Measurement, the industry’s trusted ratings service provider.

It prevailed over all counterpart programs shown on competing channels across all areas.

The Pacquiao-Bradley III main event rated 14.1 points higher than the GMA airing of the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout dubbed “Battle for Greatness,” which recorded 26.2 percent in NUTAM.

Nielsen data is based on a sample size of 3,500 urban and rural households. (30)

LATE NIGHT JIMMYS GET THEIR TAGALOG ON: Popular American late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel (right) of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" outdoes the other late night talk show host Jimmy (Fallon) of NBC in Tagalog. Last December, Fallon randomly spoke "Lapis, Bangka, Tsokolate at Kamatis (Pencil, Boat, Chocolate and Tomato) on air to promote "The Tonight Show" in the Philippines. Last night, Kimmel sang parts in Tagalog of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's (left) new song "Lalaban Ako Para Sa Filipino (I Will Fight For The Filipino)" which the boxer recorded for his May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, (Images from Youtube.com)

Jimmy Kimmel Sings Manny New Pacquiao's Song... in Tagalog

Kimmel: "I've been listening to the song the whole day and can't get it out of my head, so I decided to sing the song myself"

Watch Jimmy Kimmel sing impressively Manny Pacquiao's new song in Tagalog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WdyJT0hd0k

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel featured Manny Pacquiao's latest song for the Filipino champ's May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Not only did he talk about the song, "Lalaban Ako Para Sa Filipino (I Will Fight for the Filipino)," he also sang parts of it in his show to the delight of the audience.

Pacquiao recorded the song and even made a music video, which is expected to be used for his ring entrance for the fight.

The boxer has been a frequent visitor of the late night show and has even joined some skits.

The eight-division champion also previously sang a duet of John Lennon's classic, "Imagine," with comedian Will Ferrell on the show.

Come May 3 at 4am in KSA and 5am in UAE (May 2, 9pm EST/6pm Pacific), ABS-CBN TFC is exclusively distributing what is billed as the "Fight of the Century" between Pacquiao and Mayweather to boxing aficionados in the Middle East.

Fans in the region can catch the mega-fight between two of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas via PPV on the following cable networks: OSN, eLifeTV and Du.

Yet another milestone for TFC in the Middle East is that for the very first time, the network is also making the fight available on the big screen in cinemas across the Gulf in partnership with Novo Cinemas. TFC also partnered with major sports pubs, bars and hotels in the region as other venues to watch the fight.

As the fight falls on a work day in the Middle East, those who cannot stay home or hit the cinemas on this historic date can catch the fight online on TFC.tv.

(ABS-CBNNews.com/TFC)

English translation of "Lalaban Ako Para Sa Filipino" by huffingtonpost.com

Often I ask myself

Why be judged for what you feel?

What will it take for us to be heard?

Do we have to be born with privilege?

Even though it hurts me,

I'll keep it all inside and not speak of it,

My heart bleeds, but others don't see it

Because what's more important

Is that my people are happy

I’ll fight the world in your name

I am Filipino, we are Filipino

I'll fight the world, even risk my life

I will fight for Filipinos

We all have dreams for our country

To help or honor our people

It doesn't matter who you are

Rich or poor

Together we fight for our country

I’ll fight the world in your name

I am Filipino, we are Filipino

I'll fight the world, even risk my life

I will fight for Filipinos

I will fight...

I will fight...

I’ll fight the world in your name

I am Filipino, we are Filipino

I'll fight the world, even risk my life

I will fight for Filipinos

I will fight for Filipinos

I will fight for...

My country

FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO TAKE ON MANNY PACQUIAO MAY 2 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW LAS VEGAS

Posted on March 11, 2015by Richard Lao, CPA, MSMOT

FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO TAKE ON MANNY PACQUIAO MAY 2 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW LAS VEGAS (March 11, 2015) –

Sports fans will be treated to the fight that has captured the attention of the entire world when boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather steps into the ring to face eight-division world champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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Marquez signs deal to fight Pacquiao Nov. 12

Mexico's Juan Manuel MarquezWednesday officially signed a contract to fightManny Pacquiao for a third time Nov. 12, most likely in Las Vegas, said Todd duBoef, the president of Pacquiao's promotional company, Top Rank.

Marquez and Pacquiao fought to a 2004 draw, then battled to a split-decision won by Pacquiao in 2008. Part three of the trilogy appears destined for MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Pacquiao's World Boxing Organization welterweight belt on the line.

Pacquiao, considered the world's top pound-for-pound boxer, has proceeded to dominate the likes ofRicky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto since edging Marquez. His three consecutive unanimous decisions over Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosleyhave been landslides.

Meanwhile, Marquez has lost only to the far bigger and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. since his narrow Pacquiao loss, ascending to become world lightweight champion and insisting his style will give Pacquiao fits.

A 144-pound catch weight has been agreed upon.

"I like the fight, how can you not after the first two fights?" said DuBoef, who supervised Marquez's signing at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "The thing I like best about this one is that the fans are encouraged by it.

"These guys have fought like gladiators over the course of their last 24 rounds together, and I believe we have another 12 more like that ahead of us."

Marquez will receive a guaranteed $5 million, plus an unspecified "upside" of pay-per-view sales. Pacquiao's U.S. business advisor met with Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum Tuesday, and the Filipino star boxer will likely sign his deal -- likely to be in the $20-million guaranteed neighborhood -- later this month in the Philippines.

Marquez's signing triggers what will likely be a compelling battle to televise the bout between Showtime -- which televised Pacquiao-Mosley on May 7 -- and the fighter's former home network, HBO.

Rumors abound in the industry that HBO executives were extremely displeased to lose the Pacquiao fight, ramping up pressure on HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg to land Pacquiao-Marquez.

An HBO spokesman told The Times Wednesday that Greenburg was not available to comment about the network's interest in Pacquiao-Marquez.

Showtime, which has yet to announce the number of pay-per-view buyers it drew for Pacquiao-Mosley, has proven to Arum "they can perform."

"We will evaluate whoever is providing the most assets in the publicizing and promotion of the event," Arum said Wednesday.

Arum said he won't use Pacquiao-Marquez to get other premium network fight dates, and said, "Whoever offers me dates is out. My job is to maximize the revenue for these two fighters, period."

Negotiations for Pacquiao-Marquez also included a Monday session that placed Arum and Golden Boy Chief Executive Richard Schaefer at the same table for the first time in several months, and the rivals who haven't staged a fight together in two years emerged conciliatory rather than still divisive, DuBoef said.

"It's good to have positive dialogue and not allow negative banter -- backstabbing, talking about each other to the media -- to take over," DuBoef said. "Positive interaction is encouraging. You crawl before you walk. I hope we can do business together again, we want a more healthy environment, and that brief interaction represents the first steps."

ALSO:

Bob Arum says Marquez is heading toward a third fight with Pacquiao

Freddie Roach will help coach USA Boxing team

-- Lance Pugmire

Pacquiao will Silence Marquez in their Third Fight

Believe whatever you want to believe regarding their first two fights, but in this incoming third encounter, Pacquiao will finally silence the loud mouthed Marquez and push him to retirement. For some, Marquez recovered in their first fight to beat Pacquiao and that he was robbed victory in their second encounter. But the truth of the matter is that it was Pacquiao who was robbed victory in the first fight that was why they only ended in a draw and that Pacquiao won in their second fight.

Have you seen Pacquiao’s latest fights? Can you honestly say that Marquez has the answer to what Pacquiao will deliver when they meet in October? After their last encounter in 2008, Pacquiao improved so much such that he defeated, rather, destroyed all the great contenders of the different weight divisions.

It could not be denied that Juan Manuel Marquez is a very good boxer. He already perfected his counter-punching style and defeated the likes of Michael Katsidis, Juan Diaz and Joel Casamayor. But with the present version of Manny Pacquiao, these achievements are nothing! Pacquiao just dominated every fighter placed in front of him. On the other hand, when Marquez tried to climb weight division, the result was embarrassing. Floyd gave him some boxing lessons to remember.

Pacquiao vs Mosley

When Manny Pacquiao defeated Shane Mosley last Saturday night, May 7^th, 2011 at theMGM Grand Arena, winning a 14^th straight time, he not only solidified his stature in the boxing world, he also cemented his topmost place in the ‘Rich and Famous’ world.

A huge billboard of Pacquiao vs Mosley May 7th Vegas fight stands proud & mightly along 42nd Street in New York City. Photo by Oliver Oliveros

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Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Antonio 'Tijuana Tornado' Margarito

Television: PACQUIAO vs. MARGARITO was produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, began at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in HD where available at a suggested retail price of $54.95.

Promoter: PACQUIAO vs. MARGARITO was promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions and Cowboys Stadium.

Mexican Margarito, who lost the WBC super welterweight title fight to Filipino Pacquiao by an unanimous points decision, will have the procedure at Dallas Methodist Hospital, organizers said.

"Margarito has a fractured right orbital bone," Lee Samuels, spokesman for fight promoter Bob Arum, told Reuters on Monday. "He was banged up pretty bad.

"After the fight was over, he had some stitchwork done in the locker room. They put six stitches in his right cheek and three through his right eyebrow."

Despite holding a significant weight, height and reach advantage, Margarito was outclassed by a much faster Pacquiao over 12 rounds at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday.

The Filipino was a staggering 17 pounds lighter when he stepped into the ring but he pummeled the Mexican's head virtually at will, leaving his opponent with a puffed left eye and a cut under a badly swollen right eye.

Pacquiao's experienced trainer Freddie Roach was stunned Margarito did not quit before the end of the 12-round bout.

NO QUITTING

"He has a lot of balls and he didn't (quit)," Roach told reporters after Pacquiao had claimed an eighth world title in an unprecedented eighth weight class.

"I truly, truly think the job of the trainer is to protect your fighter and Margarito's corner should have saved him. He may never fight again.

"He took too much unnecessary punishment to me. I would have stopped that fight. After eight rounds, it was over and it was just a matter of time."

Roach added that he had never seen such a severe beating handed out by Pacquiao, who improved his career record to 52-3-2 with 38 knockouts.

Pacquiao, who opened the cut under Margarito's right eye during the fourth round, took pity on the bruised and battered Mexican in the 11th.

"I feel for my opponent, his eyes and his bloody face," said the Filipino, who looked across at referee Laurence Cole during the 11th round and asked him to stop the fight.

"I wanted the ref to look at that. In the 12th round I wasn't looking for a knockout."

Cowboys Stadium the right fit for fight

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- They say everything is bigger in Texas, and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks big. So it seemed only natural that Arum, along with his new best buddy, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, would get together to put on a fight at Jones' spectacular $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. That is where welterweight titleholder and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will face former titleholder Joshua Clottey on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET, $49.95) in a fight Arum considers one of the crowning achievements of his storied 44-year career as a boxing promoter.

The reason is simple: location, location, location.

Pacquiao-Clottey is certainly a significant fight just based on the involvement of Pacquiao, boxing's biggest worldwide star. But the stadium also plays a major role in generating interest. "Much of the buzz is because it's at Cowboys Stadium. Of course, it's Manny Pacquiao, but it's also Cowboys Stadium," said Bill Caplan, Arum's longtime publicist and a boxing lifer. Said HBO senior vice president Mark Taffet, who runs HBO PPV, "I've been involved in nearly 160 pay-per-view events since 1991 with HBO PPV. This is the first pay-per-view fight we are doing in a stadium, so it's a totally unique experience for us. From a business perspective, as you know, Pacquiao-Clottey is called 'The Event,' so there was very specific recognition about the importance of Cowboys Stadium and what we believed that this stadium was bringing to the table."

Promoting Pacquiao-Clottey at Cowboys Stadium became a reality when Arum got together with Jones, who has landed several major events for his lavish facility, including last month's NBA All-Star Game (which drew more than 100,0000) as well as a future Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four. Arum and Jones, a boxing fan, originally hoped to bring the Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight to the stadium Saturday. However, the Mayweather/Golden Boy Promotions side rejected it, despite a record $25 million guarantee from Jones (who put up about $6 million for Pacquiao-Clottey).

Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey battled in Texas. Steve Bien-Aime blogged all the action. Clottey makes his way to the ring. He looks composed, but he doesn't look entirely relaxed. A question that needs to be answered is how does Clottey handle the big stage? Pacquiao is next. He looks a little more serious than in his previous fights, but he again has a giant smile on his face. He slaps hands with a few fans. Cowboys Stadium is definitely the right venue for Pacquiao.

Round 1

Very cautious start. Clottey is fighting a very defensive fight. He's landing the jab -- when he decides to throw it, which is infrequently. Pacquiao is struggling to break Clottey's guard. Pacquiao is dedicated to hitting Clottey's body. Pacquiao is the initiator so far.

Round 2

Pacquiao continues to press Clottey, who's really not doing too much. Clottey is landing some stiff shots, but neither fighter is making a big impression yet. However, Pacquiao's aggressiveness is the story of the fight.

Round 3

Both fighters are starting to land a little bit more. If Clottey thinks he'll finish Pacquiao with one big shot, he's wrong. Pacquiao's body work could pay big dividends later. Clottey's just not doing enough.

Round 4

Clottey went through a minute stretch where he didn't throw any punches. Pacquiao continues to pound away, but he's not landing much cleanly. Clottey finishes the round with a big flourish, but he appears to be falling far behind on the scorecards.

Round 5

It's not looking good for Clottey. Pacquiao took his foot off the gas and he still looks like he won the round. Clottey is landing crisp punches, but one or two at every 30 seconds won't beat Pacquiao. Clottey has got to let his hands go.

Round 6

Clottey is fighting his fight and is losing badly. He's not hurt, but Pacquiao is dominating with his whirlwind style. In this round, Clottey didn't land anything of value.

Round 7

Pacquiao again looks like he took the round off and dominated. Clottey needs to bull Pacquiao against the ropes and let his hands go. The crowd of 51,000 has been pretty quiet. I can't blame them. One guy is fighting, the other one wants to just go the distance.

Round 8

A headbutt and a low blow were the most eventful action. Pacquiao chased Clottey around the ring, breaking his guard a bit. Clottey looked like he threw two punches in the final 45 seconds. Does he know this is the biggest opportunity of his life?

Round 9

Pacquiao is fighting in bursts and even that's impressive. I think he knows a knockout won't come, but he's giving the fans a show with some nice combinations. It looks like Clottey knows he won't win either.

Round 10

All the credibility Clottey got from his June fight with Miguel Cotto is out the window. He's not doing anything. Pacquiao is continuing to swarm Clottey and his accuracy is improving. Pacquiao must be in phenomeonal condition. He's still going strong.

Round 11

What a display by Pacquiao! Clottey tried to step it up and Pacquiao showed him why's the best the in the world. The combinations and aggression are too much for Clottey.

Round 12

Clottey might have done enough to avoid a shutout. There's only one fight we want to see and this wasn't it.

Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision .

Manny Pacquiao will be the biggest attraction at the huge Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlinton, Texas when he fights Joshua Clottey of Ghana on March 13th. Photo by People's Journal.

Mayweather will never commit Hatton’s mistake

Showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

After Pacquiao Vs Margarito, Mayweather has more reason to be afraid of PacMan: It was a big fight for both competitors when the WBC put its junior middle weight title up for the grabs as two proven boxers took their shot at it. Antonio Margarito was undoubtedly the bigger competitor with half a foot of height advantage and close to 20 pounds of advantage in weight over Manny Pacquiao.

But as the world had imagined, Manny proved to be the badder of the two. Floyd Mayweather must have been watching somewhere in a lavish apartment of his and wondering how it would have felt to be on the receiving end of the kind of beating that Margarito received that day from Pacquiao. Those two guys must fight already.

Margarito lasted 12 rounds in the ring with Manny but it was an all pac-man show on the weekend. Money must have thought that he was lucky not to have got the kind of bruisers that Antonio got; but then, would he? Mayweather has a record to show which speaks volumes about his talent.

He has had 41 wins to his name in his illustrious career but not a single loss to go with it. Manny on the other hand has been defeating every opponent in his path for the last 6 years without fail. However, he does have 2 prior losses to go with his impressive tally of 52 wins including 38 knock out victories. As of right now, Pacquiao is regarded as the best boxer in the world and Floyd has got every reason to take offence to that.

However Money has never defeated Manny and has dodged dashing gloves at every point. Many believed that his afraid that he would loose his undefeated record. Freddie Roach, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, has come up blatantly challenging Mayweather to either step in the ring with Manny or retire.

My 'Newsmaker of the Year 2009' is Manny Pacquiao - for creating huge rippling news when he does things and even bigger news when he does not do things.

A member of the Philippine boxing team in the 1976 Montreal Olympics has predicted an “inevitable” showdown between newly crowned IBO light welterweight king Manny Pacquiao and former best boxer in the world pound-for-pound Floyd Mayweather Jr. before the end of 2009.

“Weeks after Manny Pacquiao brought down England’s greatest warrior with a single sledgehammer-like punch in the much-ballyhooed ‘The Battle of East and West’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, boxing fans all over the world, especially in Canada, are still agog over the shocking stoppage win of Pacquiao in the second round,” observerd Reynaldo Fortaleza, a former Asian boxing champion.

He said, “So thunderous was the one-punch demolition job of the unorthodox Filipino speedster that promoters are now busy ironing out the kinks to pave the way for the Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. encounter in September or October this year.”

Mayweather, the hitherto best boxer in the world pound for pound, must of course hurdle the snooty Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 also in MGM Grand to formalize the rich Pacquiao deal. Although he has retired after a checkered career, the comebacking black assassin Mayweather is favored to put away the ambitious Marquez who will invade Mayweather’s division in the 147 lbs for the first time.

A stylish and bicycle rider, Mayweather is expected to give Pacquiao a real hell and he will never commit the same mistake made by Ricky Hatton. If Mayweather will invite Pacquiao to a dance party and the Filipino will oblige, he can outwit and out shuttle the Filipino rib cracker in 12 rounds.

Fortaleza, who lost to Hatton’s compatriot Patrick Cowdell, 4-1, in the bantamweight Olympic quarterfinals, said most of Pacquiao’s opponents recently did not use their brains, “notably the British slugger from Manchester who made his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr’s blood pressure shoot up when he did not stick to the game plan and elected to slug it out with the dangerous Pacquiao and paid dearly for it.”

The plot was to tire out Pacquiao in the first five rounds and lure him in the eight and nine rounds so he will lose steam. If he runs out of gas, the plan was to torpedo Pacquiao’s breadbasket to weaken his body and derail his own plan of scoring a knockout, it was learned.

“But Hatton did not study his homework. He opened the first round like a house on fire and exposed his chin like a brainless kangaroo. Pacquiao was too classy and too good to be given that kind of opportunity and so he unleashed his powerful shots and sent Hatton to canvas twice like a deck of cards,” Fortaleza stressed.

“Sensing he could not reach the finish line with his main faculties intact, Hatton poured everything in the second round and ignored the warning from his seconds to just weave and boob and avoid Pacquiao’s heavy bombs.

“Before the end of the second round, Hatton went to see the stars in heaven.

“This erratic disposition will never be repeated when Pacquiao squares off with the never-say-die Mayweather. The unbeaten black wrecker knows how to put an exclamation point in his homework and he will continue to memorize the script in the ring. Pacquiao will of course pursue him in the ring like a man possessed, but Mayweather will circle him and stymie him before he could land his haymaker.

Mayweather’s size is a real advantage against the junior welterweight Pacquiao and he too packs wallop in both fists like Pacquiao.

Top Rank chief Bob Arum believes that Mayweather will dispose of Marquez on July 18 that’s why he is now busy inking the papers with the Golden Boy Promotions which is expected to co-promote the multi-million fight.

Marquez is expected to have a difficult time dealing with the slick-punching Mayweather and might lose on points if he will last the distance. An upset over Mayweather however will bring Marquez to a possible third fight against Pacquiao.

The Mexican executioner had said that he does not consider himself the best boxer in the world despite the accolades from various world boxing bodies if he can not beat Pacquiao. In his two previous battles with Pacquiao, Marquez believes that he won them all. He wants to redeem himself by facing Pacquiao in another blockbuster card and he must eliminate Mayweather who appears to be bent on dashing Marquez’s dream of a third fight against Pacquiao.

7TH HEAVEN

Manny 'Pacman' Pacquaio admires his 7th title belt/win in 7th weight division classes after defeating via TKO, Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto last Saturday night in Las Vegas. Pacquaio's 7th title win is unprecedented in boxing history. Photo by A. Chris Fernandez.

Pacquiao can't help smiling because: (a) he got a new wide belt

(b) he becomes $12 Million richer after last Saturday night's shocking

(at least to the chanting, boisterous British) victory over Ricky Hatton

at the MGM Grand Arena. (c) he feels on 'top of the world' for the

obligatory post-fight lift and for being regarded as boxing's all-time great.

The correct answer: All of the above.

Caption by Bradford Adkins (Scene in the City)

Photo by: Rafael Soto

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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/; born December 17, 1978), known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer, part-time actor and recording artist. He is the former WBC Lightweight world champion, WBC Super Featherweight world champion, IBF Super Bantamweight world champion, and WBC Flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for Featherweight,Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.

• 1st Title: 108 WBC Flyweight Title 1998-12-04 Chatchai Sasakul Phuttamonthon, Thailand W KO 8 (1 successful defense)

• 2nd Title: 122 IBF Super Bantamweight Title 2001-06-23 Lehlohonolo Ledwaba NV, USA TKO 6 (4 successful defenses)

• 3rd Title: 126 The Ring Feahterweight Title 2003-11-15 Marco Antonio Barrera TX, USA W TKO 11

• 4th Title: 130 WBC & The Ring Super Featherweight Title 2008-03-15 Juan Manuel Marquez NV, USA W SD 12 (Vacates)

• 5th title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title 2008-06-28 David Diaz Nevada, USA W TKO 9 (Vacates)

• 6th title: 140 IBO and Ring Magazine World Light Welterweight Titles 2009-05-02 Ricky Hatton Nevada, USA W KO 2 (Current)