Pacquiao fails fight against Ugas in Vegas main event

After two years of hiatus because of his political business, the Pinoy boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring for the main event match against his unexpected rival, the Cuban welterweight boxing champ Yordenis Ugas, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Originally, Pacquiao would have fought against Errol Spence Jr. but because of Spence's eye injury, ten days before the fight, Ugas stepped in on his behalf. For Pacquiao, this is a surprise opportunity to prove to the world that he's still into the fight but for Ugas, it's blind luck that dragged him for an unexpected fight against a legend.

The first half of the battle saw Ugas aggressively turning the tables against Pacquiao, leaving the legend struggling to keep up. As the second half approaches, Pacquiao gave everything he got to fend off the Cuban's strong punches but he's really struggling as well.

After a 12-round thriller that saw the whole world gripping over whose boxer will win the match, the legend has fallen and the champ has won. The legendary Manny Pacquiao has lost and Yordenis Ugas retains his title by unanimous decision.

URL: https://www.spin.ph/boxing/manny-pacquiao-loses-unanimous-decision-to-underdog-yordenis-ugas-a793-20210822?ref=home_feed_1

So much for the legend's comeback and with the David and Goliath moment well and truly over, it seems the latter's future remains undecided following his loss against the Cuban but at least he enjoyed his comeback although the results are not what he was expected.

The match is over but for the Pacman, his legacy continues...

Pacquiao beats Thurman by split decision

Despite being 40 years old, the Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao is no stopping from his boxing career despite getting his hands full on his daily work as a politician but his road towards the Hall of Fame is tested when he was up against the undefeated boxer Keith Thurman in a 12-round bout at Las Vegas.



At the end of this 12-round clash of the boxing titans at the heart of MGM Grand Garden Arena, the 40-year old legend made Keith Thurman taste his first defeat by a split decision with two out of three judges favored Pacquiao. Not only that, his early knockdown on Thurman at the first round gave Pacquiao the upper hand and kept fighting all the way to the very end.

URL: https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/manny-pacquiao-vs-keith-thurman-fight-results-scorecard-pacman-earns-title-in-split-decision-win/

Congratulations, Manny Pacquiao, for his latest triumph in Las Vegas!

Pacquiao beats Broner by unanimous decision after 12 rounds

Even though Manny Pacquiao is aged 40 years old, he proves that age is just a number for him as he still demonstrates his legendary boxing skills in a match against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas. What a way to start the New Year with the big one, huh?

Won via unanimous decision after 12 rounds, Pacquiao successfully defended his secondary welterweight world title for the first time after defeating Adrien Broner in front of the live audience at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. 

This is the first time in 26 months that the People's Champ battled on American soil following his knock-out win against Lucas Matthysse last July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also, he teamed up with his longtime trainer Freddie Roach after a one-fight break for the Matthysse fight.

As the potential Hall of Famer, Pacquiao now has a record of 61 wins, 7 losses, two draws, and 39 KOs. What's next for the People's Champ is his guess but to his words, he's really want to take on Floyd Mayweather again soon.

URL: http://tv5.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/25807013/manny-pacquiao-defeats-adrien-broner-unanimous-decision

Congratulations, Manny Pacquiao! You still got it in the world of boxing even in your age!

Pacquiao wins Kuala Lumpur fight against Matthysse

The People's Champ, Manny Pacquiao, took on WBA Welterweight champion, Lucas Matthysse, in Kuala Lumpur's Axiata Arena. This is the first time the legendary Pacquiao, who is also a sitting senator in the Philippines, took on a battle without the supervision of his former coach, Freddie Roach, since the controversial Battle of Brisbane last year that tasted his loss.

At the start of the match, it looks like the WBA Welterweight Champion from Argentina is feeling a pinch by a flurry of punches thrown by Pacquiao and then, on the fifth round, Pacquiao's left punches really put a drop on Matthysse, literally. When the seventh round came, it's all over for Matthysse as Pacquiao's hard left is simply too much to bear for him and with that, The People's Champ has snagged the WBA Welterweight belt from Matthysse after a victory by a technical knock-out.

This is the first time Pacquiao won a match by a knockout since 2009.

URL: http://tv5.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/24100683/manny-pacquiao-ko-lucas-matthysse-7th-round-claim-wba-welterweight-title

After his dominating success at Malaysia, what's next for the People's Champ? It's only up to him to decide on that. Anyway, congratulations to Manny Pacquiao for another smashing success at this bout.

MMA fighter McGregor lost to boxer Mayweather by TKO

A boxer against an MMA fighter, quite an unlikely match to see this coming but it happened as the undefeated boxing superstar, Floyd Mayweather Jr., engaged on a so-called dream match against a UFC mixed martial arts titan Conor McGregor in a controversial match in Las Vegas.

Photo: Reuters

This is the first time the MMA fighter entered the boxing scene as McGregor had high hopes that his strength will bring Mayweather down to his knees but he didn't as the tenth round blow put an end to McGregor's, forcing the MMA giant to forfeit.

By winning this match, Floyd Mayweather Jr,'s undefeated record is now up to 50 straight wins, surpassing the record set by the legendary Rocky Marciano for most wins without a loss or draw.

Following Mayweather's controversial win, the heavily fatigued McGregor is unhappy with Mayweather's performance, claiming "he's not fast" but "he's not powerful" either.

Further reading:
1) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/sports/mayweather-mcgregor.html?mcubz=0
2) http://www.boxingscene.com/mcgregor-mayweather-not-fast-not-powerful--119890
3) https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/martin-rogers/2017/08/26/floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregor-money-fight-spectacle/605887001/
4) https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mayweather-vs-mcgregor-fight-results-highlights-money-wins-via-10th-round-tko/

Horn defeats Pacquiao in controversial Brisbane battle

This is the first time the world champion, Manny Pacquiao, started a fight not in a North American venue but somewhere in the Asia-Pacific, specifically at an outdoor stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, where he faced off against a rising homegrown star and Olympian Jeff "The Hornet" Horn.

This match became a bloodbath for both of the fighters and with both sides took the fall, it became one of the most decisive matches ever witnessed in boxing history and after 12 rounds, these fighters keep on fighting 'till the very end, even with some serious injuries on their heads as well as some internal bleeding occurred, well, mostly for Pacquiao.

In an unexpected turn of events, despite Pacquiao dominated the scoreboards, the winner of the unanimous decision goes to Australia's Jeff Horn. Following Jeff Horn's controversial win, looks like the whole public went on an outcry saying that Horn "robbed" the match from Pacquiao while some call it the boxing equivalent of last year's US Presidential Elections...minus the hacking part. Sorry.

Controversial aside, these fighters did a really good job wowing the crowd with their relentless punches to the very end and even though Pacman lost, he did a really good job proving that age never slowed him down in the sport he really loves and he's comfortable about this...result.

Further reading: http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/live-blog-manny-pacquiao-vs-jeff-horn/

Pacquiao still got his moves after winning against Vargas

Everyone thought that after defeating Timothy Bradley a couple of months ago for the third and final time, we might imagine that this is really the end for Manny Pacquiao's boxing career now that he's spending his life as a politician in the Philippine Senate, but seeing him defeating Jessie Vargas, a world welterweight champion, proved us wrong. Very wrong.

Screengrab: Top Rank

Pacquiao tries to prove that the legend still lives in a 12-round fight held at the Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada, and by winning via unanimous decision, this is a definite proof that the legendary Manny Pacquiao still lives, even though he's on a very different position for himself.

By winning the battle against Jessie Vargas, one question comes to mind for the living legend in the world of boxing. "What's next?" That is the question only the living legend has to answer.

Report:
http://www.spin.ph/boxing/news/manny-pacquiao-beats-jessie-vargas-in-welterweight-fight-las-vegas

Under cover of the battle, another Filipino boxer, Nonito Donaire, joins Pacquiao's fray in an undercard fight against Jessie Magdaleno and he lost. Despite doing his best, Donaire couldn't defeat the undefeated breakthrough boxer and therefore lost his title via unanimous decision.

Report: http://www.spin.ph/boxing/news/jessie-magdaleno-beats-nonito-donaire-junior-featherweight-title-bout-vegas

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali passed away

Muhammad Ali, an Black American boxer who was legendary for his unbiased fighting style that defeated some of the most mightiest boxers in his career, passed away at the age of 74. Earlier this week, Ali was hospitalized in Phoenix, Arizona, with respiratory problems and his family gathered around him. According to a statement from Ali's family, he passed away Friday night.

Born as Cassius Marcellus Clay in January 17, 1942, Ali is a native in Louisville, Kentucky and he began his boxing career at the age of 12. The reason why he changed his name to Muhammad Ali is because he joined the Black Muslims. 

Ali became a legend ever since he defeated some of the most mightiest boxers in his career such as Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman, but all the endless fights he endured cost him his life and suffered some head injuries. Because of his "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" fighting style, his career record consists of 56 wins, five losses, and 37 knockouts.

Despite his boxing career, Ali's a true activist at the hearts of many as he travelled around the world to promote Islam, meet with world leaders, and persuade lawmakers to pass the Ali Boxing Reform Act, which protects boxers from being exploited by managers and promoters.

It's have been an honor for the world to meet up with a well-respected boxer who stood up against discrimination, floating like a butterfly, and became a true fighter in the end. He will always be "the greatest" the world will ever remember.

Farewell to The Greatest.

Report: http://www.spin.ph/boxing/news/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-passes-away

About the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight

The once-in-a-lifetime battle between two of the world's mightiest boxers, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, has arrived and no matter how mixed the comments are, this is the one fight that will be consigned to the history books.

Both fighters have fired everything they've got and no matter how well they've done, the battle between pride and honor is all in the name of fighter's honor.

After 12 rounds, looks like pride trumped honor as Floyd Mayweather Jr. is named the winner by unanimous decision but no matter the results, it has been one hell of a fight most spectators enjoyed to the last drop.

So, what we learned after fight? Well, even when Mayweather remains undefeated, it's still honor shall prevail against pride. I know that Pacquiao felt such an unbearable joy to have such an opponent like Mayweather. Win or loss, as long as there are clear blue skies, there's still hope in the horizon.

Pacquiao wins fight against Algieri

Pacquiao vs. Algieri
(Image: Reuters)

Having spent 12 rounds at the Cotai Arena in Macau, Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao won by unanimous decision against his American challenger Chris Algieri, retaining his WBO welterweight title. He dropped Algieri to the canvas six times just to score his win by unanimous decision. That's 119-103, 119-103, and 120-102 from the judge's cards.

So, another clear win for the People's Champ, eh? That icon won't quit until his last dance, right? Congratulations, Pacman! You done us proud.

Report: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/boxing-pacquiao-beats/1489172.html

Nonito Donaire lost to fight against Nicholas Walters

Nonito Donaire

Nonito Donaire, one of the Philippines' boxing superstars was knocked out by his opponent Nicholas Walters after six rounds on a boxing match held at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California. Donaire did well on the first two rounds but the uppercut Walters unleashed made the Fil-Am boxer kiss the ground to utter defeat.

Report: http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/boxing-results-nonito-donaire-battered-to-defeat-by-nicholas-walters-in-six-rounds/

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