Pacquiao
6 Dec
Philippines legend Manny Pacquiao will be among those inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025, the organization announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, 45, was a world champion from flyweight (112 pounds) through super welterweight (154 pounds) divisions in a career that spanned from 1995 to 2021. The southpaw superstar finished with a record…
28 Jul
Filipino great Manny Pacquiao's exhibition fight against Japan's Rukiya Anpo ended in an underwhelming draw on Sunday. The bout in Saitama, north of Tokyo, was ruled a draw because it had no judges, with Pacquiao, 45, struggling to dominate Anpo, a 28-year-old mixed martial artist. The exhibition bout was conducted under strict boxing rules. Anpo,…
10 Jun 2024
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao said Monday that he is in negotiations to make a comeback but cautioned that a potential world title fight against Mario Barrios was "far away". The 45-year-old multiple world champion from the Philippines quit the sport in 2021 and made a failed tilt at his country's presidency. He has signed up…
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There seems to be no end in sight for the Labour Party (LP)'s leadership crisis as two factions have separately claimed victory over a Court of Appeal judgement delivered on Friday, January 17, 2025. While the group loyal to Julius Abure claimed victory, stating that he remains the party's National Chairman, the group loyal to…
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At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday. Around 60 miners, armed with rifles, machetes and pump-action guns had forced their way past the security fence at the mine late Saturday night, said an army statement.…
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