Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is the first Asian to win major titles in four different weight divisions. Among these are the World Boxing Council (WBC) Flyweight, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Bantamweight, WBC Super Featherweight, and WBC Lightweight world titles.
Below is a list of the boxing titles Pacquiao has won:
Flyweight
Pacquiao first held the WBC Flyweight title in 1998 when he defeated Chartchai Sasakul in Bangkok, Thailand. Pacquiao won by technical knockout (TKO) in the eighth round. He defended the title once before losing it in a bout versus Medgoen Singsurat in 1999.
Bantamweight
Pacquiao first held the WBC International Super Bantamweight title in 1999 after defeating Reynante Jamili at the Elorde Sports Center in Manila. Pacquiao won by TKO in the second round. He successfully defended the title five times.He first held the (IBF) Super Bantamweight title in 2001 after defeating Lehlohonolo Ledwaba in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He won by TKO in the sixth round, then proceeded to defend and retain the title four times.
Featherweight
Pacquiao first held the WBC Super Featherweight International title in 2005 after defeating Hector Velasquez in Los Angeles, California, USA -- TKO in the sixth round. He successfully defended the title five times. Pacquiao initially vied for the said title in a match versus Eric Morales earlier that year, but he lost to the Mexican boxer. Pacquiao was able to get the title in the bout versus Velasquez. Morales twice attempted to snatch the title from Pacquiao in 2006; Pacquiao defeated him in both rematches. Pacquiao then bagged the WBC Super Featherweight title on March 15, 2008, when he defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in a match in Las Vegas.
Lightweight
Pacquiao knocked out David Diaz in the ninth round of their June 28, 2008 Las Vegas match, clinching the WBC Lightweight title.
OTHER TITLES
1. Pacquiao held the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Flyweight title in 1997
2. Pacquiao won the RING Super Featherweight title in 2008 when he defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas. It was in the same fight as the one where he got the WBC Super Featherweight title. This was his last boxing match as a featherweight.
3. Pacquiao's first match as a featherweight was in 2003, when he went up against Marco Antonio Barrera; Pacquiao won, earning the People's Featherweight title.
1. Pacquiao held the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Flyweight title in 1997
2. Pacquiao won the RING Super Featherweight title in 2008 when he defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas. It was in the same fight as the one where he got the WBC Super Featherweight title. This was his last boxing match as a featherweight.
3. Pacquiao's first match as a featherweight was in 2003, when he went up against Marco Antonio Barrera; Pacquiao won, earning the People's Featherweight title.
Sources:
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