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Manny Pacquiao was hospitalized a week before his fight with Lucas Matthysse with a heart issue, according to a report. PhilBoxing.com’s Aquiles Z. Zonio reported on Thursday that Pac-Man was quietly taken to the hospital on July 8, a week …
It has been more than three years since Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally squared off in a match that seemed like it would never actually take place, and Pacquiao is ready to do it all over again. Pacquiao picked up his 60th career win …
Manny Pacquiao scored three knockdowns total in his WBA welterweight title fight win over Lucas Matthysse on Sunday morning in Kuala Lumpur, although one of the knockdowns was extremely questionable. In the fifth round of the fight, Matthysse went …
Manny Pacquiao should be well-positioned entering his fight against Lucas Matthysse next month. Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Justine Fortune told The Manila Times that they have studied film on Matthysse and found some weaknesses …
Freddie Roach confirmed on Friday that he has split with Manny Pacquiao, but he says he is “hurt” by the way it went down. Roach, who trained Pacquiao for 15 years, says Manny never personally contacted him about the decision. …
Manny Pacquiao shared an incredible throwback photo of himself to his social media accounts on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Filipino senator announced this week that he will face Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia in July. Then he shared a photo which shows …
One of the longest and most successful partnerships in recent boxing history appears to have come to an end. Manny Pacquiao will not be trained by Freddie Roach ahead of his July fight against Lucas Matthysse, according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael. …
Manny Pacquiao announced this week that he will be fighting a new opponent in June, but promoter Bob Arum isn’t so sure about that. Pac-Man, who has not fought since losing to Jeff Horn in Australia last July, announced in the Philippines that …
Manny Pacquiao is set to make his return to the ring in two months. Pacquiao is expected to face Mike Alvarado in Las Vegas on April 14 at the Mandalay Bay. There was initial talk of the fight being at T-Mobile Arena, but that plan was complicated by …
Manny Pacquiao’s promoter is hoping to put the Filipino fighter back in the ring in April in Las Vegas, but there is a potential conflict with the city’s NHL team. The Las Vegas Review Journal reported this week that Pacquiao’s …
Manny Pacquiao’s trainer is throwing a big bucket of cold water on any talk of a boxing fight with Conor McGregor. Freddie Roach, who is Pacquiao’s longtime trainer, says he was told that any talks of a boxing fight between Pac-Man and …
Dana White is threatening to sue Manny Pacquiao and the boxer’s representatives if they are in fact talking with Conor McGregor. Much ado was made during the week when Pacquiao expressed interest in fighting McGregor and said his people had …
Manny Pacquiao said on Friday that his camp has had talks with Conor McGregor about arranging a fight, though any report suggesting a deal is imminent would be inaccurate. Pacquiao spoke with the AFP, which reports that the Filipino fighter says he …
Manny Pacquiao recognizes that Conor McGregor presents a great opportunity for a payday in the boxing ring, so of course he’s trying to make a matchup between them happen. And he’s decided to take to social media to try and bait the …
Credit Manny Pacquiao for being Johnny-on-the-spot with the best joke after the Canelo Alvarez-GGG fight. Canelo-Golovkin was ruled a draw on Saturday night in Las Vegas. One judge had it 115-113 for GGG, another had it 114-114, while a third judge …
Manny Pacquiao’s planned rematch against Jeff Horn in November is on hold. The Filipino senator pulled out of his November rematch, saying a senatorial trip to China would interfere with his training camp. The two were set to fight on Nov. 12 …
