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The most awaited boxing match this year is the bout between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 6, 2008. According to the MGM/Mirage Race and Sports Book, De La Hoya is about a 2-1 favorite over Pacquiao. This is can be attributed to De La Hoya’s 4-inch height advantage and the fact that current lightweight champion (135-pound) Pacquiao has never fought at the 147-pound agreed weight level.
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Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao won the WBC lightweight title from US boxer David Diaz with a knock-out on the 9th round.  Pacquiao now holds the record for the first Asian boxer to hold title belts in four weight divisions. Read the rest of this entry »