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| fighter1 = {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Manny Pacquiao]]
| nickname1 = Pac-Man
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| hometown1 = [[General Santos]], Philippines
| height1 = 5 ft 5+1/2 in
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'''[[Manny Pacquiao]] vs. [[Keith Thurman]]''', billed as '''''Welterweight Supremacy''''', was a boxing match for the [[World Boxing Association#Super titles|WBA (Super)]] [[welterweight]] championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=More About: Pacquiao vs. Thurman PBC Boxing |url=https://pacquiaovsthurman.live}}</ref> The event took place on July 20, 2019 at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. Pacquiao won the fight by [[split decision]] and, at 40 years old, became the oldest welterweight to win a major world title in boxing history.<ref name="rappler"/> The bout sold 500,000 [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) buys in the United States,<ref>{{cite news |title=Pacquiao vs. Thurman estimated at 500,000 buys |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/07/pacquiao-vs-thurman-estimated-at-500000-buys/ |accessdate=July 26, 2019 |work=Boxing News 24 |date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> earning an estimated {{US$|37.5 million|long=no}} in pay-per-view revenue.
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