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A NEW gym bearing his name is the likely venue for Manny Pacquiao’s early training in his comeback fight against Mexican Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 in Macau. The yet to be inaugurated MP Boxing Gym, built by Filipino trainer Nonoy Neri with assistance from the eight-division world champion, was given the green light by Pacquiao himself when he visited the 600-square meter facility in Toril District, Davao City, last week. Neri,…
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MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao may never set foot in the inside a ring in the United States again. Top Rank honcho Bob Arum revealed that possibility in an interview with Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times as Pacquiao is set to fight Brandon Rios on November 23 in Macau, China. The biggest stumbling block is the hefty tax impositions in the United States. “By fighting outside the country,…
18 days ago / Read More »Manny Pacquiao didn’t have to throw even a single punch. True enough, the 34-year-old Pinoy superhero scored a big triumph. He won a second straight term as Congressman of Sarangani Province, yes, by just showing up. To repeat, Pacquiao could’ve afforded a more relevant outing, a fitting tuneup, before his scheduled Nov. 24 bout in Macau against former world light welterweight titlist Brandon Rios. Of course, it’s not very surprising how several fight…
27 days ago / Read More »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…
32 days 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.…
33 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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