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Manny Pacquiao defeated David Diaz on the lethal combination match up. David Diaz got knock out on the 9th round, it was a bad landing actually because his face landed first. Manny Pacquiao’s triumph over David Diaz made him the best boxer in Asia especially in the Philippines. Manny Pacquiao surpassed Flash Elorde’s boxing championship history, Pacquiao is now the first Asian who won several or four championship belt.

At any weight, in any ring, the Filipino phenomenon looks like the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Packing five new pounds of power in his usual stunning hand speed, Pacquiao captured a title belt in his fourth weight class Saturday night, stopping David Diaz in the ninth round to claim the WBC lightweight championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

After starting his career 13 years ago at 106 pounds, Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) has evolved into a dominant fighter in five divisions. His lightweight debut was every bit as action-packed as his long history of brawls at lower weights — and like most of his opponents, Diaz (34-2-1) couldn’t keep up.

- AP