HONG KONG—Years ago Macau snatched the title of the world’s biggest gambling hub from Las Vegas and now, it wants a slice of the boxing action, too. With Manny Pacquiao following Chinese star Zou Shiming to the glitzy casino haven near…
Several sports figures shone in the political arena by winning in Monday’s local elections, with boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao heading the list. Pacquiao won a second term unopposed as representative of the lone district of Sarangani with national cycling chief Abraham…
There’s no middle ground for Manny Pacquiao when he battles Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at The Venetian Macao. A win guarantees extension of Pacquiao’s storied career while a loss means it’s time to hang up his gloves, according to Hall…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will battle US fighter Brandon Rios in Macau in November, organizers said Tuesday, in a match that promoters hope will ignite Chinese interest in big-time boxing. The bout -- at the luxury Venetian…
SAN FRANCISCO--Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will return to the ring in November against either Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios in a big boxing event being planned in the Chinese resort city of Macau. Pacquiao, 34, wanted an immediate rematch…
Suddenly, Timothy Bradley is a hot commodity—the unbelievable object of a tug-of-war between arch rivals Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez for their next fights. Marquez claims he’ll be fighting Bradley on Sept. 14, but Cameron Dunkin, Bradley’s manager, denied that…
Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September. Promoter Bob Arum said he is trying to put together a fifth fight between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez and shopping it to casinos in Macau and Singapore. He…
MANILA, Philippines -- Buoyed by a huge knockout win over his toughest tormentor Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez believes there is no reason to meet in the ring again for the fifth time. With their first three meetings always ending in…
I TEXTED Manny Pacquiao’s top aide about the bills his boss sponsored and shepherded into law during the 15th Congress. The fighting Sarangani congressman’s record probably won’t amount to a hell of beans. Still, the assistant is taking a lot of time to respond. Have you heard anything spectacular that the boxer, who ran unopposed for his second term, did in his first three years in the august halls? Perhaps not. And yet…
1 day ago / Read More »DESPITE fighting only once last year, Manny Pacquiao remains one of the sport’s top earners, according to Sports Illustrated. Pacquiao’s shocking sixth-round knockout loss to Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez last December reportedly made him $35 million richer, enough for him to keep sixth spot in SI’s International 20 for 2013, a listing of the world’s top-earning sportsmen other than Americans. British soccer superstar David Beckham climbed to the top spot from No.…
2 days ago / Read More »CONGRESSMAN Manny Pacquiao scored a knockout over an absent opponent in the last elections. If it were in boxing, that should’ve been properly ruled a no-contest. Pacquiao claimed his second term as member of the House of Representatives for the Province of Sarangani unopposed, while his wife Jinkee was elected vice governor after swamping obscure opposition. Meanwhile, it could not be determined when Pacquiao, 34, would get back on the road for…
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HONG KONG—Years ago Macau snatched the title of the world’s biggest gambling hub from Las Vegas and now, it wants a slice of the boxing action, too. With Manny Pacquiao following Chinese star Zou Shiming to the glitzy casino haven near Hong Kong, Macau looks set to copy Vegas by becoming a boxing capital—with promoters eyeing a huge potential audience in China. The November 24 bout between Pacquiao and American Brandon Rios…
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Several sports figures shone in the political arena by winning in Monday’s local elections, with boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao heading the list. Pacquiao won a second term unopposed as representative of the lone district of Sarangani with national cycling chief Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino joining the eight-division world boxing champion in the House of Representatives as congressman of the seventh district of Cavite. Former Philippine Olympic Committee chair and ex-congressman Monico Puentevella prevailed…
4 days ago / Read More »THE STAGING of the Asian Continental Chess Championship got a massive boost with boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao throwing his support behind the event slated May 18 to 27 at Midas Hotel in Pasay City. Appearing at a recent PSA Forum at Shakey’s Malate, Grandmaster Eugene Torre, who is co-organizing the event, announced that the tournament will now be known as the Manny Pacquiao Cup. Among those expected to see…
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There’s no middle ground for Manny Pacquiao when he battles Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 at The Venetian Macao. A win guarantees extension of Pacquiao’s storied career while a loss means it’s time to hang up his gloves, according to Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. “If he (Pacquiao) loses, I will tell him to retire,” Roach told ESPN.com. “If you lose three in a row it’s your time. He’s up there…
9 days ago / Read More »I got a bit worried when I read in the papers the other day that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had picked Brandon Rios to be Manny Pacquiao’s opponent when he returns to the ring on Nov. 24. I saw the first Rios-Mike Alvarado fight on television some months ago and it was the most action-packed, highly physical match I’ve seen in years. You can even call it brutal. Of the two,…
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Pacquiao supporters nabbed for destroying rival’s posters
Pacquiao starts own stable of pols
Pacquiao bats for UNA
2,013 couples exchange vows in 2013
Banned ’crackers renamed: Piccolo now Pacquiao, etc.
Lawmakers take up cudgels for Pacquiao, demand that Bieber apologize
Lawmakers want to ban Bieber for insulting Pacquiao
Pacquiao back in Nov. vs. Alvarado or Rios in Macau
Pacquiao or Marquez vs Bradley
Pacquiao fight could be in Macau or Singapore
