Manny Pacquiao: record, next fight and profile →
Oscar De La Hoya retired in April 2009, four months after his 2008 technical knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao. But during the fight itself, De La Hoya didn’t just want his career to end — he wanted his life over as well.
Terence Crawford secured a unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov to steal his junior middleweight title Saturday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, putting the Omaha, Nebraska-born fighter in the league of greats who have won belts in four different weight classes.
There had been rumors that Manny Pacquiao could be returning to professional boxing to face welterweight contender Mario Barrios. That fight is less likely given how Pacquiao looked in a recent exhibition bout — but fortunately there are still options available for Barrios.
Manny Pacquiao’s world title shot against Mario Barrios has possibly gone up in smoke after his exhibition bout with Rukiya Anpo.
Living legend Manny Pacquiao still has some fight left in him. The eight-division champion retired in 2021, but over the last year “Pacman” has been adamant that a return is near.
Welterweight titleholder Jaron Ennis has warned Manny Pacquiao to avoid interfering with his path to undisputed ahead of the former champion’s return to the sport.
Filipino boxer Blazen Rocilli, a promising 21-year-old middleweight from Waipahu, Hawaii, now training in Las Vegas, has officially signed a managerial agreement with Andrew Bocanegra, President of Boxing VIP.
The proposed return of Manny Pacquiao versus WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios is close, according to Barrios trainer Bob Santos.
Shawn Porter believes Manny Pacquiao will be successful if he returns to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios but should stay well away from Jaron Ennis
It might be Manny Pacquiao – a living legend whose career speaks for itself – but after a layoff of three years, at 45 years old he should not be invited to bypass all of the contenders and walk straight into a world-title fight.