Jimuel Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao's eldest son, fought to a majority draw in his professional debut against Brendan Lally on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.

In the co-main event of the first card promoted by Manny Pacquiao Promotions (MPP) in the United States Together, Pacquiao and Lally fought four rounds where both had moments of brilliance. The 24-year-old Filipino dominated the first two rounds, but the American—who was also making his debut—regained control of the fight in the later rounds and threw a greater volume of punches. In the end, one judge scored the fight 39-37 in favor of Pacquiao, and the others scored it a draw at 38-38. In the post-fight interview, Jimuel Pacquiao acknowledged that he should have pressured Brendan Lally more and promised that he would be better prepared next time. "Next time I fight, I'm going to pick up the pace a lot more. I'm glad I was able to experience this. Fighting as an amateur is a different experience than fighting professionally. I only had ten amateur fights, so this was a big step forward," he said. The eldest son of Manny Pacquiao, who welcomed a baby girl with his fiancee last week, won six and lost four of his ten amateur fights. Now, as a professional, he has to draw.

“It made me nervous. As I walked to the ring, all I could think about was how many people were there. The experience was great. Next time I'll be more prepared. I was able to switch off and focus on my opponent when the fight started,” he added.

In the event's main event, Mexican Lazaro Lorenzana captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) regional middleweight championship by defeating Luis Arias by unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) after 10 rounds.

Lorenzana, who was fighting in only his second bout in the United States, pressured Arias from the start and only lost three rounds on the scorecards. With this result, the Mexican fighter maintained his undefeated record and has 19 wins, 13 of them by knockout. "It was an honor to headline the first event in the United States for Manny Pacquiao Promotions. It was a little stressful, since I was originally the co-main event.But I'm happy to have given the audience a great show,” he commented.