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Want to stay relevant? Fight me, Pacquiao tells Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao challenged Floyd Mayweather to face him again in the ring yesterday as the retired American star taunted the Filipino great about fighting on into his forties. Pacquiao, 40, who beat…
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Pacquiao mulls future after title stunner
LAS VEGAS - Father Time may be undefeated, as the old boxing saying goes, but Manny Pacquiao is not going down without a fight. The 40-year-old Filipino legend wrote another improbable chapter…
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Pacquiao romps as oldest welterweight champ in history
LAS VEGAS, USA ? Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history with a thrilling split decision victory over WBA champion Keith Thurman…
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Manny Pacquiao battling age, hungry Keith Thurman in welterweight title showdown
LAS VEGAS (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) - Twenty-four years after first climbing into a professional boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao will attempt to defy the march of time on Saturday night (July 19) when he…
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Roach eager for Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch
LOS ANGELES, July 11 ? Trainer Freddie Roach said yesterday he hopes Manny Pacquiao can set up a rematch with Floyd Mayweather after the Filipino legend takes care of business against Keith…
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Working out in public motivates Pacquiao to train harder
LOS ANGELES?After a boxing career that has spanned nearly a quarter of a century and 70 professional contests, it is little surprise that Manny Pacquiao has his training regime honed to perfection.…
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Arum fears brain damage for veteran Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS: Veteran promoter Bob Arum fears Filipino star Manny Pacquiao might be risking brain damage when he steps into the ring against WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman in Las Vegas next…
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Thurman says ready to ‘crucify’ Pacquiao
BEVERLY HILS, USA ? Keith Thurman vowed to retire Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, May 22 (Thursday, May 23, Philippine time) as the two fighters traded verbal jabs ahead of…
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Wilder?s death threat to Breazeale overshadows title defence
Deontay Wilder puts his WBC heavyweight crown on the line against Dominic Breazeale today, unfazed by a storm of criticism following his vows to cause a death in the ring. Even by…
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Pacquiao to fight Thurman in WBA welterweight showdown
Los Angeles (AFP) - Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman will fight for World Boxing Association welterweight supremacy on July 20, promoters confirmed Saturday. An announcement on the Fox television…
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Filipino superfly champion Ancajas faces Japan’s Funai
Los Angeles (AFP) - World super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines defends his crown for the seventh time Saturday against Japan's Ryuichi Funai, who will fight outside his homeland for…
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Lomachenko destroys Crolla with fourth round KO
Southpaw Vasiliy Lomachenko knocked out former title holder Anthony Crolla in the fourth round Friday to retain his World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization lightweight titles. The 31-year-old Lomachenko delivered a…
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Pacquiao says ‘why not?’ to Spence challenge
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao versus Errol Spence next? The American champion issued a challenge to the Filipino boxing icon after solidifying his place as one of the world's best pound-for-pound fighters…
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Manny Pacquiao tells son: ‘You don’t need to box’
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday (Feb 20) he has urged his eldest son to stay out of the ring after the 19-year-old's forays into fighting made…
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Pacquiao recovers from ‘potentially career-threatening’ eye injury
LOS ANGELES, USA ? The eye injury Manny Pacquiao suffered in a unanimous-decision win over Adrian Broner is a scratched cornea, and the Filipino ring icon is already on the mend, a…
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Pacquiao insiders fear eye injury could end career ? report
LOS ANGELES, United States ? Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao might have suffered a potentially career-ending detached retina in his left eye in beating Adrien Broner on Saturday, the New York Daily…
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‘Happy’ Manny Pacquiao ready for Las Vegas showdown with Adrien Broner
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao tipped the scales lighter then opponent Adrien Broner on Friday for their WBA welterweight title bout. A trim-looking Pacquiao, who faces Broner at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden…
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A step at a time for Pacquiao in Las Vegas return
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao is aiming to offer fresh evidence that life begins at 40 when the Filipino boxing great takes on American Adrien Broner today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Pacquiao,…
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Pacquiao on Mayweather rematch: ‘Leave it as a question mark for now’
LOS ANGELES, USA ? Manny Pacquiao is aiming to offer fresh evidence that life begins at 40 when the Filipino veteran takes on Adrien Broner on Saturday, January 19 (Sunday, January 20,…
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Pacquiao plays down presidency talk, eyes on Broner
LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao played down reports linking him to a bid for the presidency of the Philippines on Wednesday, insisting he remained solely focused on the twilight of his boxing career.…