Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (English: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, local pronunciation: [pɐkˈjaʊ]; December 17, 1978 -), nicknamed Manny Pacquiao (English: Manny Pacquiao, born in the Bukidnon Province of Mindanao, is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. He has won eight world boxing championship belts at different levels. He is the only world boxing champion in the history of world boxing to have won eight different weight championships. He is hailed as the light heavyweight boxing champion by the International Boxing Organization and "Boxing Ring" magazine, and can be called the "Philippine Boxing Legend." He is currently a senator of the Philippines. The duel of the century between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the world boxing champion with 50 undefeated victories across five weight classes, took place on May 2, 2015. The two attended a promotional press conference together on March 11. As a result, in the duel between the two, Mayweather won by points. In 2016, Pacquiao announced his retirement. On July 2, 2017, he lost to Australian player Horn in the WBO welterweight world boxing championship held in Brisbane, Australia. On July 15, 2018, in the WBA welterweight championship match held at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Pacquiao defeated the current boxing champion Lucas Mattesi in a 7-round TKO and regained the boxing championship gold belt. On September 19, 2021, at the national convention held by the ruling party "People's Democratic Power Party" (PDP-Laban), he officially accepted the nomination of its supporting faction and announced his bid for the Philippine President in 2022. On the 29th of the same month, he posted a 14-minute video on his Facebook page, officially announcing his retirement from boxing, ending his 26-year professional boxing career with a record of 62 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws (ending with 39 KOs).