PACMAN CAN NOW FOCUS ON BOXING General Santos City, PI- Having not been humiliated in a boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao got that and more as Darlene Antonino-Custodio, the incumbent Congressperson flat out beat him by almost a 2-1 margin. Having done all that he can to get elected, it is time for Pacquiao to get back to boxing full time. Promoter Bob Arum was in the Philippines a fortnight ago to support Manny, and to advise him of his next fight against unbeaten (22-0, 22 KOs) Edwin Valero in Macau. “In a battle, you win or you lose. I will accept defeat as long as we determine it’s a clean election,” said the immensely popular boxer.
NEXT FIGHT NOW SOONER RATHER THAN LATER With the election results not known, Arum could not affix a date to Pacman-Valero that will be held at Las Vegas icon Steve Wynn’s resort. Arum was speculating, “September, October or November.” Having had his head handed to him by a person named Darlene, it’s time Manny concentrate on boxing. Because whether or not Manny realizes such, the “window” of opportunity for a professional fighter doesn’t stay open long. Often, it unexpectedly slams shut leaving the fighter miffed. Manny needs to get past Valero, which is no certainty, and fight the winner of the Juan Manuel Marquez-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch in January. The final results were not in as of midnight PT. But the way the numbers were going, the Pacman got drilled!
