On June 28, 2008, Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight WBC title held by David Díaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs).
David Díaz is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Ramón Montaño, 3 months and 13 days ago. Manny Pacquiao is on a 7-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Juan Manuel Márquez, 3 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Manny Pacquiao at 99-1 winning odds. David Díaz really doesn't have much to present against Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC lightweight champion. Pacquiao improves his record to 47-3-2 (35 KOs), while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 34-2-1.