Manny Pacquiao’s road to a record-breaking tally began 27 years ago today.
The Filipino fan favorite is undoubtedly one of boxing’s greatest of all time, having become the only fighter in history to win twelve world titles in eight different weight divisions.
During an illustrious career that has spanned three decades, Pacquiao collected the lineal championship in four different weight classes en route to being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.
That journey to groundbreaking success got up and running in ‘PacMan’s’ 25th professional fight, when he challenged for a world title for the very first time.
For a while, though, things were not looking too good for the then-future star…
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Manny Pacquiao’s score was low on all the scorecards before he defeated Chatchai Sasakul
Pacquiao’s first world championship was won on this date, December 4, 1998. This was before he beat Miguel Cotto in a high-profile title bout, Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Relatively unknown at the time, the 19-year-old Filipino challenged Chatchai Sasakul for the WBC flyweight title in the champion’s home country of Thailand.
The local favourite was unbeaten in 13 previous fights, and had successfully defended his belt twice. Sasakul was looking good through seven rounds.
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