I know this is way too late. It was the birthday celebration of my better half on the same day or I could have been in SM City early last sunday and spared myself 5 hours of television advertisment. According to my server access logs we're getting requests for Pacquiao vs Barrera fight results last October 6, 2007 (Oct. 7 Phil. time) so it's only proper to give them what they're looking for.

Obviously Manny Pacquiao won over Marco Antonio Barrera despite all the controversy Pacquiao faced locally. The first 5 rounds of the fight showed that Barrera is capable of sending Pacquiao to the floor especially on rounds 3 and 4. Yes, Marco Antonio Barrera punched harder. In the end, it's still Pacquiao who got the crowns by punching more and dictate the fight.

Will there be a trilogy? Barrera was quoted saying there will no trilogy thinking he would win but I guess he's thinking hard about it right now.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera will fight a rematch in Las Vegas on October 6, promoters announced here Friday after reaching a deal to settle legal disputes.

Officials of Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank agreed to a settlement that includes a debate on who had rights to Pacquiao, setting the stage for a super featherweight rematch of their November 2003 meeting at San Antonio, Texas.

The Pacquiao-Barrera fight set for March next year will not push through. Barrera will instead face Juan Manuel Marquez.

The possibility of a Barrera-Marquez tiff came out after the WBC cancelled its ultimatum for a purse bid between Pacquiao and Barrera. The cancellation stemmed from Pacquiao’s shunted dealings with Golden Boy and Bob Arum’s Top Rank.

The Barrera-Marquez fight overshadowed Pacquiao’s triumph as Boxing Times’ “Fighter of the Year.” Via ABS-CBN Interactive