Manouk Akopyan
106 articles · Rappler
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Manny Pacquiao Coach Justin Fortune Splits From Freddie Roach After Disparaging Remarks
Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune has been a staple in the Filipino boxing icon’s corner for better parts of the last two decades. Fortune is a former Australian heavyweight…
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Caleb Plant Blasts Canelo, Reynoso After Valdez Tests Positive For Banned Substance
Caleb Plant was presented with a unique pre-fight storyline this week ahead of his undisputed super middleweight bout with Canelo Alvarez on Nov. 6 when the Mexican fighter’s stablemate Oscar Valdez tested…
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De La Hoya: Manny Pacquiao Will Probably Go Down As Greatest Fighter We’ve Ever Seen
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao pummelled Oscar De La Hoya into retirement with a one-sided beating in 2008. The win elevated the Filipino fighter further into the sport’s stratosphere. Thirteen years later,…
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Manny Pacquiao says he didn’t adjust early enough during loss to Yordenis Ugás
LAS VEGAS — Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t decided what his future holds, the eight-division world champion realizes his 26-year professional boxing career might have ended Saturday night with a disheartening loss. Yordenis…
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Boxing experts make their picks for Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás
LAS VEGAS — Ahead of Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugás fight, the Los Angeles Times canvassed a nationwide group of boxing experts for their analysis of the welterweight bout, which is expected…
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Spence On Getting Pacquiao Fight Instead Of Crawford: I Wish Best For Terence
LOS ANGELES — Errol Spence Jr. rarely passes up on the opportunity to take a jab toward Terence Crawford. When Spence announced his Aug. 21, FOX Sports PPV fight at the T-Mobile…
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Spence: Beating Pacquiao Be Huge, There’s No Bigger Name In Boxing, He’d Pass Me Torch
LOS ANGELES — Former 2012 United States Olympian Errol Spence Jr. will be taking part in his own glamorous version of the Summer Games when he takes on Manny Pacquiao at the…
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Errol Spence Jr. Breaks Down Gameplan For Beating Manny Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES — The soft spoken Errol Spence Jr. is usually selective with his words. Ahead of the biggest fight of his life against Manny Pacquiao at the T-Mobile Arena in Las…
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Keith Thurman Backs Spence To Beat Pacquiao, Says Manny is Real Warrior
LOS ANGELES — The 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao was last in the ring in July 2019 in a fight against Keith Thurman, doing just enough to sneak by with a split decision win…
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Is Manny Pacquiao Ready To Retire? “It’s Hard To Say, One Fight At A Time”
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao has been a professional boxer since 1995, fighting in 71 bouts over 486 rounds. Do the math, and that’s over 24 hours of prizefighting under his belt.…
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Errol Spence: I Told Haymon I Want Crawford After Pacquiao Or Else I’m Moving To 154
Errol Spence Jr. is meticulously mapping out his future, and regardless of the path he chooses, the decision and eventual move will be an intriguing one for one of the top stars…
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Spence On Crawford Missing Pacquiao Sweepstakes: Arum Talks Sh-t But Haymon Gets Job Done
Errol Spence Jr. rarely passes on the opportunity to take a jab at rival Bob Arum. Heading into his preparation for a potential star-making fight against Manny Pacquiao, the WBC and IBF…
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WBA Prez: Manny Pacquiao Has “High Probability” To Be Reinstated As Welterweight Champ
It appears the merry-go-round in the WBA welterweight title picture will continue. In January, the WBA named Manny Pacquiao as its welterweight "champion in recess" and promoted Yordenis Ugas to its "super"…
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Tyson Fury: I’m Indestructible, Unbeatable, It’s A Shame Joshua Has To Fight In My Era
Tyson Fury is as boisterous and full of braggadocio as ever heading into the biggest fight in British boxing history. The WBC heavyweight champion took a two-step to Texas and traveled to…
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Canelo Alvarez Says Terence Crawford, Teofimo Lopez, Naoya Inoue Top His P4P List
Canelo Alvarez is universally considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. In some instances, pundits and publications alike have slightly discredited Alvarez’s resume and haven’t listed him in the No. 1…
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Conor McGregor’s Obsession With Boxing Failed Him In Loss To Poirier, Says John Kavanagh
Conor McGregor’s anticipated boxing match with Manny Pacquiao has seemingly sailed away following the Irishman’s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. If you ask the southpaw striker’s coach John…
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David Benavidez: I Need To Earn Canelo, I’m Going To Keep Calling Charlo Out!
For the second time in his young undefeated career, David Benavidez relinquished his super middleweight championship outside of the ring. The first instance occurred in 2018 when he was stripped of his…
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Arum: Triller Can Buyout Teofimo Lopez’s Contract If They Like Him So Much, We Made $800K In 5 Minutes
One of the most highly anticipated purse bids in recent memory culminated Thursday when the new kid on the block in Triller and its owner Ryan Kavanaugh put up $6,018,000 to stage…
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Mikey Garcia’s Desired Foes For Ring Return Are Slipping Away
Mikey Garcia has been a frontrunner to fight Manny Pacquiao ever since he last fought and scored a unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas last February. The victory on Leap Day, however,…
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Hearn: Joshua Won’t Be Held For Ransom By Usyk; We Could Vacate All The Belts
Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn says there is a 90% chance that the heavyweight unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury takes place in 2021. That said, there is a 100%…