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LOS ANGELES — Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday. The rematch, which will be streamed on Netflix, will be the first boxing event to be held at Sphere, the immersive event venue east of the Strip. READ: Manny Pacquiao says Floyd Mayweather unretirement 'good for us' https://twitter.com/netflix/status/2026041245093491045 Mayweather, who…
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MANILA, Philippines–Manny Pacquiao wasn't surprised at all by Ryan Garcia’s lopsided win over Mario Barrios. Garcia dominated Barrios from the get-go to capture the WBC welterweight title on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “Yes [I saw that coming]. Barrios is an easy target,” Pacquiao told reporters in Filipino on Monday during the official partnership signing between his Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and SportsPlus at Gameville in Mandaluyong. “I won against…
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MANILA, Philippines–Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s unretirement had Manny Pacquiao licking his chops as anticipation of a potential second fight between the two rivals grew. When asked about the prospect of a rematch with Mayweather, Pacquiao told reporters to be on the lookout for a future announcement. “Good for us,” said Pacquiao on Monday during the official partnership signing of his Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and SportsPlus at Gameville in Mandaluyong. READ: Floyd Mayweather…
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LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao isn't done with boxing yet and will return to the ring on April 18 to face former junior welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov in a 10-round welterweight exhibition. Pacquiao, 47, last fought July 19 against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios, losing by majority draw. Two of the judges scored it a draw and Max DeLuca awarded Barrios a 115-113 victory. The loss dropped Pacquiao's record to 62-9-2. READ:…
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MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala said she’s far from the level of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, but she remains grateful for the unwavering support of Filipinos, both online and inside the venue. Buoyed by a Filipino-heavy crowd at Melbourne Park, Eala came out strong in her Australian Open main draw debut, sweeping the opening set before losing momentum and struggling to handle the power serves of American Alycia Parks, 6-0, 3-6,…
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MANILA, Philippines–Emmanuel Joseph Bacosa raised the curtains of the 50th anniversary of Thrilla in Manila on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum. Kicking off the historic card also served as Bacosa's coming-out party. READ: Eman Bacosa, Manny Pacquiao's son, stays unbeaten in Thrilla card Bacosa piqued the interest of many, especially those outside the boxing world, for being the son of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao. Fighting in the shadows of one of the greatest boxers…
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MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was among the sizable crowd for the golden celebration of “Thrilla in Manila” Wednesday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Marcos sat ringside beside his wife and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. READ: Top PH boxers relish chance to fight in ‘Thrilla in Manila 2’ Marcos returned to the country early Wednesday morning after a three-day trip in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the 47th Southeast…
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