Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas

The Legend/The Champ
DateNovember 5, 2016
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBO welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Jessie Vargas
Nickname Pac-Man The New Generation
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Pre-fight record 58–6–2 (38 KO) 27–1 (10 KO)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 144+3⁄5 lb (66 kg) 146+1⁄2 lb (66 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition 8-division world champion WBO welterweight champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (114-113, 118-109, 118-109)

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas, billed as The Legend/The Champ, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. The event took place on November 5, 2016 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Pacquiao won the fight by unanimous decision and took the WBO welterweight title.[2][3] The fight sold 300,000 pay-per-view (PPV) buys in the United States (US), earning an estimated $18 million in pay-per-view revenue.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Manny Pacquiao manager: Jessie Vargas will be the Nov. 5 opponent". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Associated Press (November 6, 2016). "Manny Pacquiao tops Vargas to regain title as Mayweather watches ringside". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jessie Vargas: Fighting Pacquiao 'was a chess match'". ABS-CBN News. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Bob Arum: Pacquiao-Vargas fight surpassed 300K PPV buys; Is Pacquiao-Mayweather II possible?. USA Today (November 15, 2016). Retrieved on November 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pacquiao vs Vargas: PPV cost, streamimg info". FightSaga.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-07.