American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez performed the US national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the main event of Manny Pacquiao VS Timothy Bradley bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas on Saturday, June 9, 2012.

Kirby Asunto & Jessica Sanchez before the fight. Photo By AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

Sanchez, wearing a yellow gown with black line pattern, is the third “American Idol” contestant with Filipino blood to sing the US national anthem during a Pacquiao fight.

Meanwhile, the Philippine National Anthem “Lupang Hinirang” was performed by 14-year-old Kirby Asunto who was personally handpicked by Pacquiao.