Tag: Manny Paquiao

Boxing: WBO review rules Horn beat Pacquiao

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australian Jeff Horn’s shock welterweight title victory over Manny Pacquiao has confirmed Tuesday after a scoring review by the World Boxing Organization declared him the clear winner. The WBO took a close look at the fight after Pacquiao, backed by the Philippine government’s sports regulatory body, criticized the referee and the judges and demanded a review after losing in Brisbane on July 2. Horn stunned the Filipino legend — who has […]

Pacquiao ready for WBO title fight against Horn as he looks for Mayweather rematch

BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday (June 28) that he has trained hard and is ready to defend his WBO welterweight belt against former schoolteacher and rank outsider Jeff Horn in Brisbane on Sunday (July 2). The 38-year-old Filipino, who is seeking a dominant win over Horn to try to coax Floyd Mayweather Jr into a re-match, said his trainers Freddie Roach and Justin Fortune have had to stop him from working […]