Round 1: Pacquiao, Barrera start warily

Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera, wearing shorts of almost the same shade of red, started the first round of their much awaited rematch slowly as they sized up each other. But they heightened the action a bit in the last minute of the round. At stake in the match is Pacquiao's WBC International super featherweight title. Among the fellow pugilists who went to see the fight were Oscar de la Hoya and Sugar Ray Leonard. Judging the fight are Jerry Roth, Glenn Trowbridge, Tom Schreck, with Tony Weeks as referee. The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas was like an almost empty warehouse in the early undercard matches of "Will to Win." But by 8:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. in Manila) had filled up with boxing spectators, chanting the names of either Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines or Marco Antonio Barrera. Three national anthems were sung – the Mexican, the Filipino, and the American – as the opponents wait tensely in their locker rooms. Inez Zak sang the "Himno Nacional Mexicano," Kyla "Lupang Hinirang," and Cynthia Minx "The Star-Spangled Banner." - GMANews.TV