Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao: from street kid to superstar

29th September 2021

The eight-division world champion's announcement Wednesday that he was hanging up his gloves after a decades-long career comes as he prepares for a rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte in 2022.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) exchanging punches with Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP PHOTO
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Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao's rise from street kid to world champion boxer and presidential hopeful is a source of pride to many in the poverty-afflicted country. 

The eight-division world champion's announcement 

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