| Fight Date: | April 9, 2016 |
| Fight Name: | Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III |
| Location: | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Fighter1: | Manny Pacquiao |
| Nickname1: | Pac-Man |
| Record1: | 57–6–2 (38 KO) |
| Hometown1: | Sarangani Province, Philippines |
| Height1: | 5 ft 5+1/2 in |
| Style1: | Southpaw |
| Weight1: | 145+1/2 lb |
| Recognition1: | The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 8-division world champion |
| Fighter2: |  Timothy Bradley |
| Style2: | Orthodox |
| Nickname2: | Desert Storm |
| Record2: | 33–1–1 (13 KO) |
| Hometown2: | Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Height2: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight2: | 146+1/2 lb |
| Recognition2: | The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 2-division world champion |
| Titles: | vacant WBO International welterweight title |
| Result: | Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116-110, 116-110, 116-110) |
Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III, was a professional boxing match for the WBO International welterweight title. It was held on April 9th, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was on HBO PPV.[1] Pacquiao claimed that the this fight would be his last professional bout, however, he has fought six times since.[2] The winner of the bout was awarded a Special WBO commemorative title belt, which billed the "Legacy Belt".[3]
Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice and outpointed him throughout the fight, winning by unanimous decision after all three judges scored the bout in his favor, 116-110.[4] According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landed 28% [122/439] of his punches thrown and 46% of his power punches thrown [92/201], in comparison to Bradley's 33% [99/302] of punches landed and 40% [87/218] of power punches landed.
Tony Weeks served as the referee in the ring whilst the judges who scored the bout (and ultimately decided its outcome) were Burt Clements (Las Vegas), Dave Moretti (Las Vegas) and Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey).
Pacquiao began the fight as the "aggressor", though Bradley dodged most of Pacquiao's major shots during the opening rounds. By midway through the fight, both fighters had traded blows, with Rounds 5-8 being very even. Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice over the fight, in Rounds 7 and 9, ultimately helping Pacquiao secure his 58th professional win and the rights to the "Legacy Belt."[5]
| Judge | Fighter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Clements | Pacquiao | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 116 | |
| Bradley | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 110 | ||
| Dave Moretti | Pacquiao | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 116 | |
| Bradley | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 110 | ||
| Steve Weisfeld | Pacquiao | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 116 | |
| Bradley | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 110 |
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | def. | Timothy Bradley | UD | 12 | — | WBO International & Lineal Welterweight titles | ||||
| Super Middleweight | def. | Arthur Abraham (c) | UD | 12 | — | WBO Super Middleweight title | ||||
| Featherweight | def. |  Evgeny Gradovich | TKO | 4/10 | 2:14 | WBO NABO Featherweight title | ||||
| Super Lightweight | Jose Ramírez | def. | Manuel Perez | UD | 10 | — | WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title | |||
| Welterweight | def. | Deniz Ilbay | UD | 8 | — | |||||
| Light Heavyweight | def. |  Nadjib Mohammedi | KO | 2/10 | 2:06 | WBC NABF Light Heavyweight title | ||||
| Welterweight | Konstantin Ponomarev | def. | Brad Solomon | SD | 10 | — | WBC NABF Welterweight title | |||
| Super Middleweight | Leon Bauer | def. | Ilshat Khusnulgatin | UD | 6 | — | ||||
| Lightweight | Devin Haney | def. | Rafael Vazquez | UD | 4 | — |
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