{"id":184690,"date":"2025-10-02T09:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/184690\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:23:07","slug":"manny-pacquiao-plans-to-shake-up-us-boxing-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/184690\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao Plans To Shake Up US Boxing Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANNY PACQUIAO hopes to guide a new generation of fighters to success in America following the official Stateside launch of his promotional company.<\/p>\n

Originally established in 2006 as MP Promotions, the venture has now been rebranded as Manny Pacquiao Promotions (MPP). In a press release, it was described as \u201can ambitious new venture aimed at reshaping the future of the sport he helped define.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, who turns 47 in December, is best remembered for a phenomenal career that saw him capture world titles in eight different weight divisions. Just two months ago, the 5ft 5\u00bdins southpaw ended a four-year retirement to challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title. The fight ended in a draw<\/a>, but showed that \u201cPac-Man\u201d still had plenty to offer despite his age and long career.<\/p>\n

With MPP, however, Pacquiao is entering a new role \u2013 one he hopes will allow him to give back to the sport that defined his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honour to bring Manny Pacquiao Promotions to the U.S.,\u201d said Pacquiao. \u201cSome of my most unforgettable moments happened inside American rings. Now, I want to help create those same moments for today\u2019s fighters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough talent-stacked events and an elite platform, we\u2019ll showcase the rising stars and seasoned warriors ready to capture the world\u2019s attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pacquiao\u2019s long-time advisor Sean Gibbons will serve as President of MPP, while Hollywood executive and entrepreneur Tony Cohen has joined as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve only just launched in August 2025, and we already have two world title fights and an amazing fight scheduled for November,\u201d said Cohen.<\/p>\n

Event announcements are expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MANNY PACQUIAO hopes to guide a new generation of fighters to success in America following the official Stateside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-184690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}