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  • Popo retires!

    Saw this on a rival site:

    WBO Lightweight Champion Acelino "Popó" Freitas surprised everyone here in Brazil today when he announced that he doesn't plan to keep fighting as a professional. The Brazilian, who compiled a record of 38-1, 32 KOs, has been one of the world's top fighters since the beginning of his career, in 1995. He defeated, amog others, Anatoly Alexandrov, Joel Casamayor, Arthur Grigorian. In his only setback, Popo lost to Diego Corrales by TKO. He declared today that he had always planned to retire when he turned 30 (he is 31 now) and that he plans to stay in boxing as a promoter and with his social projects in Brazil.

  • #2
    He should join GBP as a promoter for Brazilians!

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    • #3
      What a shame. I always liked watching him fight.

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      • #4
        wow im shocked

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        • #5
          damn I was waiting him to fight a rematch with barrios

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          • #6
            Then Casamayor beats Corrales, and Popo announces his comeback to fight Casa...

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            • #7
              I was looking forward to him fighting Julio Diaz.

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              • #8
                Didn't he retired after the Chico beating and came back?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by gerardofpr View Post
                  Didn't he retired after the Chico beating and came back?
                  Yep, that right...

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                  • #10
                    That's very untimely. He should have fought one more big fight then announce his retirement.

                    Anyway. he probably lost the intense desire to compete thus the decission.

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