After eight frustrating years, four controversial fights, 42 contentiously scored rounds, with over 500 punches landed from more than 1,800 thrown, after two grueling hours of opportunity under the spotlight, on Dec. 8, 2012, Juan Manuel Marquez finally landed the punch of a lifetime against Manny Pacquiao. READ FULL STORY
Brandon Rios (left) and Manny Pacquiao meet a Sentinel. (Chris Farina/Top Rank) MANILA, November 13, 2013 (AFP) – Boxing star Manny Pacquiao admitted feelings of anguish and regret after the final stages of training for a must-win fight kept him from visiting typhoon victims in his native Philippines. Pacquiao said he felt “very bad” for the thousands killed and displaced by super typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful ever recorded, which swept through central islands. But Pacquiao, who is training out of harm’s way in his home city of General Santos, said he could not jeopardise preparations for his November 24 fight against America’s Brandon Rios. “I really feel very bad over what happened in the Visayas region where more than 10,000 people are believed to have lost their lives,” Pacquiao said in a “statement to his people” posted on his website. “I really want to visit the area and personally do what I can to help our countrymen who have suffered so much in this terrible tragedy but I’m in deep training in General Santos City for a crucial fight so I regret I cannot go.” The 34-year-old Congressman pledged to send aid to affected areas, where the desperate search for supplies has turned deadly with eight people killed in a crush at a government rice store. “I will send help to those who need it the most and I enjoin all of you to pray for our country and people in these trying times,” he said. Pacquiao, Read More …
By Fe P. Koons Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao will face top-rated fighter Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios on November 23 in Macao China. At the press con held August 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Pacquiao expressed his gratitude to the media. “I’d like to thank the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel for agreeing to be the […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Friday that he can fight for another three years despite two successive losses, brushing aside calls for him to retire and focus on his political career. He told journalists at a promotional event in Singapore, for his November 24 bout in Macau with American Brandon Rios, […]
MANILA, July 29 (Mabuhay) – Malacañang won’t stop Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao from pursuing his ambition to become President of the Philippines. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Pacquiao is free to run, pointing out the minimum requirements of the Constitution to become a presidential candidate. “Kung sa damdamin ni Ginoong Pacquiao e karapat-dapat siyang tumakbo, […]
MACAU, April 7, 2013 (AFP) – Philippines boxing hero Manny Pacquiao wants his next fight to be in Macau, according to his promoter Bob Arum, who says they are working on an autumn showdown in the casino enclave. Negotiations are ongoing for a September rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez, who knocked Pacquiao out in December, […]