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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

Pacquiao’s promoter\u00a0Bob Arum said last week he did not believe his fighter would retire after fighting Bradley, but the 37-year-old set the record straight on Monday night.<\/div>\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

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“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":"

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