Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn
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| Date | 2 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO welterweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jeff Horn via Unanimous Decision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxer |
 Manny Pacquiao
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 Jeff Horn
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| Nickname | "Pac-Man" | "The Hornet" | |
| Hometown | Sarangani province, Philippines | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Pre-fight record | 59–6–2 (38 KO) | 16–0–1 (11 KO) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5+1/2 in (1.66 m) | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Recognition | Eight-division world champion. WBO welterweight champion. Former lineal welterweight champion. |
WBO Inter-Continental welterweight champion. IBF Inter-Continental welterweight champion. |
Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn, billed as the Battle of Brisbane, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship, held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on 2 July 2017. After 12 rounds, Horn won via a unanimous decision.
The bout was initially announced in January 2017. However, by the next month the fight was in doubt. Pacquiao decided to fight Amir Khan in the United Arab Emirates, but the fight fell through. Pacquiao-Khan is now possible to take place in November 2017.
The fight was finalized in April 2017, and was financed by the city of Brisbane and the Queensland government. Some in the media questioned the quality of the match-up.
On June 1, it was reported that 40,000 tickets had been sold within over a month left for the fight.
In front of 51,052, Pacquiao lost a hard fought fight via a controversial unanimous decision when the three judges scored it 117–111, 115–113, 115–113 in favor of Horn. Many pundits as well as many current and former boxers believed Pacquiao had done enough to retain the WBO title. Although Horn was the aggressor and showed determination throughout the fight, it nearly came to an end in round 9 when Pacquiao took control and looked for the stoppage. Horn lasted the round and was told by referee Mark Nelson, that he needs to show competitiveness or he would stop the fight.
Despite now having lost four of his last nine fights, Pacquiao remained humble, “I’m professional. I respect the judges.”
It was reported that Horn would receive $500,000 from this fight and Pacquiao was guaranteed at least $10 million. Pacquiao stated he would activate the rematch clause and fight Horn again at the end of 2017. Compubox stats showed that Pacquiao landed 182 out of 573 punches thrown (32%), whilst Horn landed 92 of 625 thrown (15%).
ESPN's Dan Rafael scored the fight 117–111 and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas scored it 116–111, both for Pacquiao. The Guardian also scored the fight 117–111 in favor of Pacquiao. CBS Sports scored the fight 114–114 even.
The fight was broadcast as a pay-per-view in the fighters' home countries of Australia and the Philippines, with the rights respectively held by Main Event and ABS-CBN.
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