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Unfinished Business

Date	March 15, 2008
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC 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.

Background

The bout took place at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. The fight is second of the Pacquiao-Márquez tetralogy.

This was Pacquiao's first world title bout since his December 2004 victory over Narongrit Pirang.

The fight

Pacquiao defeated Márquez via split decision, knocking down Márquez once in the third round. Two of the judges scored 115-112 and 114-113 for Pacquiao, while the third judge scored 115-112 in favor of Márquez.

Aftermath

After the fight, Pacquiao admittedly considered this fight as his most difficult fight since their first match in 2004.

With the victory, Pacquiao became the first Asian boxer to win world titles in four different weight classes.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO

References

1. ^ "Pacquiao defeats Marquez in rematch!". philboxing.com.
2. "Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
3. "Marquez vs. Pacquiao 2 "Unfinished Business" Press Conference - Pound4Pound.com - P4P Number 1". www.pound4pound.com.
4. "Ring Editor Predicts Pacquiao Over Marquez". BoxingScene.com.
5. "Pacquiao says his hardest fight was with Marquez". GMA News Online.
6. Mirror.co.uk (17 March 2008). "Manny Pacquiao notches fourth division crown with victory over Juan Manuel Marquez". mirror.
7. "BoxRec - event".

• 2008 in boxing
• 2008 in sports in Nevada
• March 2008 sports events in the United States
• Boxing matches at Mandalay Bay Events Center
• Boxing matches involving Juan Manuel Márquez
• Boxing matches involving Manny Pacquiao
• Boxing matches refereed by Kenny Bayless
• Boxing on HBO
• Pay-per-view boxing matches
• Super featherweight championship matches