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by Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing legend and 2022 presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday that he is hanging up his gloves after a glittering decades-long career in the ring. The eight-division world champion and senator, who has his sights set on a high-stakes rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte, said quitting the sport that had lifted him out of poverty was the […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao’s trainer advised the Filipino legend to quit boxing Monday after his sensational defeat to unheralded Australian Jeff Horn. While controversy raged over the scoring of Sunday’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title bout in Brisbane, after all three judges awarded it to unbeaten Horn, there were doubts whether 38-year-old Pacquiao would return for a possible rematch. Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach said he would consider advising Pacquiao to retire […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao landed more punches, including power punches and jabs, than the declared winner by unanimous decision Australia’s Jeff Horn in the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight match on Sunday, July 2, in Brisbane, Australia. According to the punch statistics recorded by Compubox, Pacquiao landed a total of 182 punches compared to Horn’s 92. The Filipino boxer also landed more power punches at 123 compared to Horn’s 73. He […]
