Popo retires!

[psychopath]

He should join GBP as a promoter for Brazilians!

Shut up "xcarriot the idiot".

[deuce_drop]

i'm not too surprised, although it does seem a little early or premature, but i can accept it.

i think he'll do good in what ever he does outside of fighting.

[The Texican]

Damn, I wanted to see him fight Juan Diaz. Oh well, he went out a champion. That right hand he landed on Barrios at the end of the 11th round will always be etched in my mind. Congratulations Popo!

[Mr. Ryan]

Forgive me for not being shocked. Freitas really lost his desire after the Corrales fight, being pushed to quit in a fight asks alot of questions of a man, and the backlash and emotional trauma of his decision really took it out of him. Most fighters who quit, like Camacho Jr. and Duran, come back to boxing for money. Freitas, who is a national icon in Brazil, doesn't experience the same financial strain of those guys because he has invested his money wisely. I wish him luck in his after boxing life.

[Famoso Matador]

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.

blasphemy!!!

[josenoway]

bleh that sucks.

[CloudJay]

what the!! should fight one more time before retiring. Let say a farewell fight for his fans and countrymen