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The “PacMan” excelled in the boxing ring. Now he will fight for the presidency of his home country.
Manny Pacquiao was nominated to run for President of the Philippines in 2022 by a faction of the ruling PDP-Laban party, according to the BBC. Pacquiao, 42, received the nomination Sunday at the national assembly from his party wing, Inquirer.net reported.
Pacquiao, currently a senator in the Philippines, was declared the PDP-Laban presidential candidate at his wing’s national assembly on Sunday. Another faction of the party has appointed Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and current President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman and vice chairman, the newspaper reported.
Duterte is expelled from another term as president, according to the BBC.
“I am a fighter and always will be a fighter, inside and outside the ring,” Pacquiao said in a statement. “All my life, I haven’t shied away from a fight. Nothing is impossible if it is ordained by God.
Pacquiao is the only boxer to hold world titles in eight different divisions. He holds a 62-8-2 record with 39 knockouts, according to ESPN. In his last fight, Pacquiao lost a unanimous decision last month in Las Vegas to WBA super-welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas.
Pacquiao has been a senator since 2016 and has also served as a congressman, according to Bloomberg.
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