Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn

Battle of Brisbane
Date2 July 2017
VenueLang Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Title(s) on the lineWBO and Lineal welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Jeff Horn
Nickname "Pac-Man" "The Hornet"
Hometown General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Purse $10,000,000 $500,000
Pre-fight record 59–6–2 (38 KO) 16–0–1 (11 KO)
Age 38 years, 6 months 29 years, 4 months
Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 145+3⁄4 lb (66 kg) 146+1⁄4 lb (66 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBO
Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
8-division world champion		 WBO
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Horn wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 115-113)

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn, billed as the Battle of Brisbane, was a professional boxing match for the WBO and Lineal welterweight championship. The event took place on 2 July 2017 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Horn won the fight by controversial unanimous decision and claimed his first world title in boxing.

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