fans in Davao City trooped to SM City Davao Sunday morning to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales super featherweight fight dubbed the “Grand Finale.”
Watching a live telecast of the fight from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, fight fans inside the three SM Davao cinemas were regaled no end as Pacquiao dished out a masterful performance that will forever be remembered by the Filipino people.
Sun.Star Network Online round-by-round coverage of the Pacquiao-Morales Sunday fight here
Pacquiao, showing devastating punching power and tremendous hand speed, sent Morales to the canvass three times on the way to scoring a stunning third-round knockout win.
At the SM Cinema 1, shouts of joy reverberated the air as people, including Davao City Vice Mayor Luis C. Bonguyan, celebrated Pacquiao’s dramatic victory.
A four-year-old girl jumped with joy, a man in his 60s cried and a couple hugged each other at the sight of Pacquiao on the big screen acknowledging the cheers of his flag-waving countrymen who came to the Thomas and Mack Center to support their hero.
It was a satisfying day to these people who woke up early and started lining up at the SM City Davao gates at around 6 a.m. just to catch the live telecast of the fight. (CRAM)
