Manny Pacquiao was given a hero’s welcome back to Philippines following his defeat by Jeff Horn – but long-time trainer Freddie Roach believes the time has come for the 38-year-old to hang up his gloves.
Horn produced one of the biggest upsets in recent memory to wrestle the WBO world welterweight title off Pacquiao on Saturday, in a fight dubbed the ‘Battle of Brisbane’.
The eight-weight world champion returned home to his children on Monday after being given a military salute on his arrival at the airport in General Santos.
The eight-weight world champion had hoped a convincing victory over the unheralded Australian would put him in line for a rematch with rival Floyd Mayweather.
But Horn was awarded a contentious unanimous decision as the Filipino suffered the seventh defeat of an illustrious 68-fight career. And Roach, who has worked with Pacquiao since he moved to America in 2001, admitted that the time may have come for his charge to hang up his gloves
‘I’m going to talk to Manny about maybe calling it a day. Maybe this is it,’ Roach said.
