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"I want to say thank you to all of you for all your support. Maybe this is our last time to see each other,” - Manny Pacquiao at the 'Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3' Los Angeles press conference.

By BEA RODRIGUEZ
 

 

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Jan 20, 2016 at 3:59pm PST

Eight-Division Division World Champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has decided to finally “hang his gloves” after spending 23 years in the boxing ring. This will be effective after his third fight with American boxer Timothy Bradley on April 9.

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“I’m so thankful for this great opportunity [because] you [gave] me another chance to prove in boxing that I can still fight until the end. I want to say thank you to all of you for all your support. Maybe this is our last time to see each other,” he said in the Pacquiao vs. Bradley 3 Los Angeles press conference.

He added, “I’m so happy [to be] hanging my gloves after this fight because of what I have done. I remember I started boxing because I wanted to help my family, and now, I [will] end my boxing career because I want to help my countrymen, the Filipino people.”

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The "Pambansang Kamao" feels privileged to face off with Bradley for the third time since 2012 and 2014. “I chose Bradley because I believe he’s different than before we had the last fight. He's improved a lot, and we know that [because] we saw it in his last fight with [Brandon] Rios. I want to thank all of you, especially Bradley [and] his team for this [historical] fight in my career,” he quipped.

Pacman thanked everyone who has been supporting him in his boxing career, and he is looking forward to his last fight. “I’m giving you thanks [because] without your help and support, we can’t be here in front of you. And of course, with God, all things are possible.”