Manny Pacquiao vs. DK Yoo

Manny Pacquiao vs. DK Yoo, billed as "Pacman vs. DK", was an exhibition boxing match contested between former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and martial artist DK Yoo. The fight took place on December 11, 2022.^[1][2]

Pacman vs. DK

Date	December 11, 2022
Venue	Korea International Exhibition Center, Goyang, South Korea
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao DK Yoo Nickname Pac-Man Burning Hometown General Santos, Philippines Seoul, South Korea Pre-fight record 62–8–2 (39 KO) N/A Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 73.1 kg (161 lb) 78.9 kg (174 lb) Style Southpaw Southpaw Recognition 8-division world champion (none)
Result
Pacquiao wins via 6-round unanimous decision

Background

An exhibition match featuring Manny Pacquiao, a retired Filipino professional boxer who was a former eight-division world champion, and South Korean YouTuber DK Yoo was organized.^[3] The former's last bout prior to his retirement was Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás on August 21, 2021. Pacquiao lost his fight against Yordenis Ugás via a unanimous decision. Pacquiao, who was also an incumbent senator at the time, retired from professional boxing to focus on his presidential campaign for the 2022 Philippine elections.^[4] Pacquiao lost the election. Pacquiao has clarified that the match should not be interpreted as him coming out of retirement.^[3][4]

Yoo, aside from being an internet personality, is a self-defense instructor and martial artist practitioner himself. He has previously fought mixed-martial artist Brad Scott in a non-scoring match.^[5]

The fight had a format of six rounds of two minutes each instead of the customary four rounds of three minutes each.^[6] There is no agreed weight limit imposed on both fighters. This places Pacquiao at a disadvantage in terms of weight.^[7] In the weigh-in on December 10, Pacquiao had a recorded weight of 73.1 kilograms (161 lb) while Yoo's weight was measured to be 78.9 kilograms (174 lb).^[8]

All the proceeds of the match will go to charity, with the beneficiaries being families affected by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the homeless in the Philippines. Part of the proceeds will go to the Filipino boxer's charity, the Pacquiao Foundation which builds houses for indigents.^[9]

The bout was held at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, South Korea on December 11, 2022. Pacquiao won over Yoo via a unanimous decision.^[10][11][12] The win does not affect Pacquiao's professional record.^[6]

Fight card

Weight class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight	Manny Pacquiao	def.	DK Yoo	UD	6 (6)
	Nico Hernandez	def.	Jae-young Kim	UD	8 (8)
	Min-wook Kim	def.	Marcus Davidson	TKO	5	2:55
	Abel Mendoza	vs.	Min-guk Ju	SD
	Seung-ho Yang	def.	Sean Garcia	MD

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
	Free-to-air	Cable/Pay TV	PPV	Stream
Worldwide	—	—	FITE[13]	—
Philippines	All TV[14]	SkyCable Cablelink Cignal TV	FITE[13]	Tap GO[5]

See also

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul