Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Unfinished Business
DateMarch 15, 2008
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and vacant The Ring super featherweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Juan Manuel Márquez Manny Pacquiao
Nickname Dinamita
("Dynamite")		 "Pac-Man"
Hometown Mexico City, Mexico General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines
Purse $1,500,000 $3,000,000
Pre-fight record 48–3–1 (35 KO) 45–3–2 (35 KO)
Age 34 years, 6 months 29 years, 2 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 129 lb (59 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
Super Featherweight Champion
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBC/WBO/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBA
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 12-round split decision (115-112, 112-115, 113-114)

Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II, billed as Unfinished Business, was a professional boxing match contested on March 15, 2008, for the WBC Super featherweight championship.

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