Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II, billed as Vindication, was a boxing welterweight championship fight for the WBO Welterweight Championship. The bout was held on April 12, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Pacquiao won by unanimous decision and took the WBO Welterweight title, ending Bradley's undefeated streak.[1][2][3]

"Vindication"
DateApril 12, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBO Welterweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Timothy Bradley
Nickname Pac-Man Desert Storm
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Palm Springs, California, United States
Pre-fight record 55–5–2 (38 KO) 31–0–1 NC (12 KO)
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Recognition WBO International Welterweight Champion
WBC Diamond Champion
The Ring Magazine #7 P4P Fighter		 WBO Welterweight Champion
The Ring Magazine #3 P4P Fighter
Result
Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision

National anthem singers
National anthem singers
Ashanti
The Star-Spangled Banner
Jessica Sanchez Lupang Hinirang

Fight card

Main bouts (HBO PPV)

Preliminary bouts (TopRank.tv)

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Broadcasting

In the United States, the fight was broadcast on pay-per-view through HBO Boxing using Top Rank graphics and online at TopRank.tv. The fights were commentated by Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and Mario Lopez as special guest commentator.

Unlike in the first fight drawing 890,000 PPV buys, the second fight drew around 800,000 PPV buys based on ESPN's report.[7] Other sources would estimate between 775,000 and 800,000 PPV buys.[8]

International broadcasting

The broadcasts for viewers outside the United States were under the Top Rank banner and commentated by the HBO Boxing crew for the English broadcast.

Country Broadcaster
Free-to-air Cable Pay-per-view
Australia N/A Fox Sports Main Event
Canada N/A Fight Network N/A
Chile N/A Golden, Vive Deportes N/A
 Indonesia tvOne N/A N/A
New Zealand N/A N/A SKY Arena
Philippines GMA Network Solar Sports Solar All Access
United Kingdom N/A N/A BoxNation
United States N/A N/A HBO PPV
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Preceded by
vs. Brandon Ríos		 Manny Pacquiao's bouts
April 12, 2014		 Succeeded by
vs. Chris Algieri
Preceded by
vs. Juan Manuel Marquez		 Timothy Bradley's bouts
April 12, 2014		 Succeeded by
vs. Diego Chaves

References
  1. "WBO welterweight title fight: Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley – as it happened!". Guardian. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. "Manny Pacquiao v Timothy Bradley: live". Daily Telegraph. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. "Manny Pacquiao beats Timothy Bradley to win WBO title". BBC Sport. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. Christ, Scott. "Pacquiao vs Bradley II results: Manny Pacquiao wins clear decision in rematch, evens the score". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. Christ, Scott (April 12, 2014). "Pacquiao vs Bradley live streaming results: Bryan Vasquez outclasses Jose Felix Jr in PPV opener". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  6. Christ, Scott (April 12, 2014). "Pacquiao vs Bradley II live streaming results: Prelim bouts from MGM Grand (April 12, 2014)". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  7. Rafael, Dan (May 10, 2014). "Pacquiao-Bradley II numbers down". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  8. "Report: Pacquiao-Bradley rematch draws 800K PPV buys". The Philippine Star. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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