BAYANI ang tingin ni 2020 +1 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial kay eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.
Ito ay matapos matalo ang 42-anyos na si Pacquiao kay WBA super world welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas ng Cuba noong Linggo (Manila time) sa Las Vegas.
“Ever since I was a child the name Manny Pacquiao has always been the name I heard and has always been known in the field of boxing. Even until now it’s still Manny Pacquiao. Proudly! I am a
Filipino! I am a boxer like you!”
Dagdag pa ni Marcial sa kanyang FB post kahapon: “You will always be my hero and someone I always look up to Thank you so much for inspiring us Senator @mannypacquiao.”
Si Marcial ay nagpasyang sumabak na rin sa professional boxing at pumirma sa MP Promotions na pag-aari ni Pacquiao noong nakaraang taon.
MAGRERETIRO NA?
Samantala, pag-iisipan pa ni Pacquiao kung muli siyang lalaban o tuluyan nang magreretiro sa boksing.
“I don’t know. Let me rest first and relax and make a decision if I’ll continue to fight or not,” sa kanyang post fight interview.
Pinasalamatan naman niya ang sports, pati na ang lahat ng nakasama at tumulong sa kanya upang marating ang kinalalagyan niya ngayon.
“Thank you boxing,” wika ni Pacquiao.”I did my best, but it wasn’t enough.”
“To all the fans I really appreciate your effort to come here. I hope I gave you enjoyment. That’s boxing. Congratulations Ugas,” dagdag pa niya.
“In the future, you might not see Manny Pacquiao again to fight in the ring. I don’t know. But for how many decades, I’m so happy for what I’ve done in boxing… I brought honor to the Filipino
people and so proud to be a Filipino.”
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