Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates

Who won Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates?

Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr beat Darrick Gates by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, April 3rd, 2026, at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 4 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Pedro Taduran's and Gustavo Perez Alvarez's clash for the IBF World Minimumweight championship.

Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates stats

Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Darrick Gates made his way to the ring with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr was the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.

Gates had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pacquiao Jr.

Both Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr and Darrick Gates fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pacquiao Jr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gates', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2025, 1 year and 8 months later than Gates, whose first professional fight was in 2024. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 6 compared to Gates' 3.

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What time did Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao Jr. vs Gates?

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