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An undated picture of\u00a0Filipino boxing icon\u00a0Manny Pacquiao. \u2014 Instagram\/ mannypacquiao<\/p>\n
Manny Pacquiao has made a symbolic statement before his rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr, as tensions rise over their planned second fight.<\/p>\n
The Filipino boxing icon will reopen a renovated Hollywood facility, now called \u201cPacquiao Prime Boxing,\u201d starting a new post-retirement chapter. <\/p>\n
The gym, once linked to Mayweather, is being rebranded, including removal of his rival\u2019s large image. This move is seen as a subtle but pointed gesture of independence and ambition.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao is training for a rematch on 19 September at the Sphere in Las Vegas, renewing ties with Mayweather since their 2015 bout. <\/p>\n
That contest remains one of the most commercially successful fights in boxing history, though it was widely criticised for failing to live up to expectations inside the ring.<\/p>\n
Disagreement has arisen over the format of the fight. Mayweather calls it an exhibition, while Pacquiao insists it is a fully sanctioned bout. <\/p>\n
These differences have sparked debate among boxing fans, with no public consensus yet.<\/p>\n
Representatives for Mayweather have not responded to requests for comment on the dispute.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao, 47, who ended a four-year retirement last year, has framed the issue in terms of personal principles rather than promotion. <\/p>\n
“He knows what he signed,” Pacquiao, 47, said in an interview this week.<\/p>\n
“Dignity. Integrity. That\u2019s what matters.”<\/p>\n
Mayweather, 49, remains retired from professional boxing but continues to participate in exhibition events, adding further uncertainty to the status of the upcoming clash. <\/p>\n
The anticipation surrounding the rematch continues to grow, even as questions over its official standing remain unresolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An undated picture of\u00a0Filipino boxing icon\u00a0Manny Pacquiao. \u2014 Instagram\/ mannypacquiao Manny Pacquiao has made a symbolic statement before…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,30209,1483,708,7501,9993,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-594544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-floyd-mayweather","12":"tag-las-vegas","13":"tag-manny-pacquiao","14":"tag-pacquiao","15":"tag-sphere","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}