{"id":179163,"date":"2016-01-05T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T09:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=179163"},"modified":"2016-01-05T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T09:55:36","slug":"timothy-bradley-will-be-my-last-fight-manny-pacquiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/timothy-bradley-will-be-my-last-fight-manny-pacquiao\/","title":{"rendered":"Timothy Bradley will be my last fight – Manny Pacquiao"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his showdown with Timothy Bradley in the spring will be his last fight before he hangs up his gloves to concentrate on a political career.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao will take on Bradley for a third time on April 9 after losing to his biggest rival Floyd Mayweather in boxing’s richest fight in history last May.<\/p>\n
The Filipino, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight divisions, lost a controversial split decision to Bradley in 2012, but cruised to a one-sided points victory in their rematch two years later.<\/p>\n
“I am retiring from boxing to concentrate on my political career,” said Pacquiao. “My fight with Timothy Bradley will be my last.”<\/p>\n
The southpaw also dismissed reports he would be delaying retirement plans in the hope of tempting undefeated Mayweather out of retirement for a rematch.<\/p>\n
“I did not say anything like that. Nobody interviewed me about that. I will retire after my April 9 fight,” he insisted.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao lost by unanimous decision to his arch-rival Mayweather and underwent shoulder surgery four days later on a torn rotator cuff sustained during training prior to the Las Vegas superfight.<\/p>\n
He has won 57 fights, including 38 knockouts, lost six and had two draws in a professional career spanning more than 20 years after being raised in poverty, and currently represents the southern province of Sarangani in parliament.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: Sky Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his showdown with Timothy Bradley in the spring will be his last fight before he hangs up his gloves to concentrate on a political career. Pacquiao will take on Bradley for a third time on April 9 after losing to his biggest rival Floyd Mayweather in boxing’s richest fight in history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1345],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n