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Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao Announces his Retirement

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 29 Sep 2021 19:23
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Manny Pacquiao, the Philippines' boxing legend and presidential candidate in 2022, said on Wednesday that he is hanging up his gloves after a spectacular decades-long career in the ring.

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    Manny Pacquiao, "my time as a boxer is over"

The senator and multi-division world champion, who is eyeing a high-stakes race to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte, said quitting the sport that helped him overcome poverty was the "hardest decision" he has ever made.

In a video posted on Twitter, the 42-year-old expressed that "It's difficult for me to accept that my time as a boxer is over."

Thank you 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/6tnYqHRZOC

— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) August 24, 2021

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“In my whole life, I have not backed down on any fight,” stressed Pacquiao. “I am a fighter, and I will always be a fighter inside and outside the ring,” he added.

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