Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton

The Battle of East and West

Date	2 May 2009
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	IBO and The Ring light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Ricky Hatton Nickname Pac-Man The Hitman Hometown General Santos, Philippines Stockport, Manchester, UK Pre-fight record 48–3–2 (36 KO) 45–1 (32 KO) Age 30 years, 4 months 30 years, 6 months Height 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Weight 138 lb (63 kg) 140 lb (64 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition WBO No. 1 Ranked Light Welterweight WBC No. 3 Ranked Light Welterweight WBA No. 5 Ranked Light Welterweight The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 5-division world champion IBO and The Ring light welterweight champion WBO No. 2 Ranked Light Welterweight IBF No. 4 Ranked Light Welterweight WBC No. 5 Ranked Light Welterweight The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 2-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 2nd-round KO

Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a professional boxing match for the IBO and The Ring light welterweight championship between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton of Manchester, United Kingdom. The bout was held on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and drew 1.75 million pay-per-view buys.^[1]

Pacquiao defeated Hatton by knockout in the second round. It was named Knockout of the Year by The Ring magazine.^[2] Pacquiao's victory made him, at the time, one of only two boxers (the other being Oscar De La Hoya) to win a world title in six different weight divisions; Pacquiao would later win a world title in an unprecedented seventh weight division on 14 November 2009 against Miguel Cotto and another in an eighth weight division on 13 November 2010 against Antonio Margarito.^[3]