Manny Pacquiao is Ring magazine’s featherweight champ based on a knockout of former king Marco Antonio Barrera in November. But Juan Manuel Marquez holds two of the major sanctioning organization titles. Both can claim to be the best 126-pounder in the world.
So they’ll settle it in the ring May 8 (HBO) at the MGM Grand after the deal was finalized this week. The fight is one of the marquee matches of the year.
