The President of the Philippines was forced to release a statement today confirming that the Filipino people would stand behind the boxer turned politician after controversial loss
An ISIS operative has allegedly spoken out over boxer Manny Pacquiao’s defeat in the ring last night, calling it an act of God that has now demoralised the Filipino army fighting the war on terror.
Boxing star turned politician Manny Pacquaio was defeated last night in the fight for the WBO Welterweight title after a controversial decision was made by judges to hand the victory to newcomer Jeff Horn.
The judges awarded Horn the fight even though he came off second-best by almost every measure in front of 50,000 in Brisbane’s Lang Park on Sunday.
Horn landed just 15 per cent of his shots compared to Manny’s 32 per cent, a total of 92 compared to 182.
Fans were devastated by the loss, which, according to SITE Intelligence Group, ISIS is now claiming was an act of God, something that has now demoralised the soldiers in the Filipino army.
It seems public morale was so bad that presidential spokesperson, Ernie Abella, was forced to release a statement confirming that the Filipino people would still stand behind the sports star.
The statement said: ” Manny Pacquiao’s loss in Brisbane would not diminish the honours he bestowed to the people and to the flag.
“Nothing will change: Senator Manny Pacquiao will remain our people’s champ, Pambansang Kamo and national treasure in global sports.”
The statement ended with the words “Mabuhay ka, Manny!” which translates to: “Long live Manny!”
In June 2016, Pacquaio was elected as senator under the United Nationalist Alliance party and is currently serving a six-year term in office.
Earlier this year, Pacquiao backed the Philippines president in the war on ISIS, saying the country should be ‘grateful’ for having such a strong leader in Rodrigo Duterte.
is suspended – in the Mindanao region of the country in a bid to target the rising influence of ISIS terrorists after they triggered a number of deadly battles.
But many criticised the President’s decision, saying that it could lead to violation of rights.
According to boxingscene.com , Pacquiao said: “We need to be grateful because we have a firm, strong president who is fighting these problems.
“From my heart, I support the declaration of the president.”
