Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. both realize almost every boxing fan wishes Floyd Mayweather Jr. had been standing next to Pacquiao at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday.

But when Pacquiao and Mayweather failed to make a deal for the fight everybody wants to see, Pacquiao moved down the list of contenders to make a fight he hopes his fans will enjoy. (more)

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao agreed to defend his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ESPN.com said Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz confirmed the report after talking with Top Rank chief Bob Arum and Pacquiao himself. (more)

WHO is celebrating?

I am.

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SARANGANI Province Representative and boxing’s pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao paid a courtesy call on GMA Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon at the GMA Network Center on Monday, January 30.

Among the highlights of the meeting was a “friendly” chess match between Gozon and Pacquiao. (more…)