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Fenech pinagreretiro si Manny

Russell Cadayona - Pang-masa
Fenech pinagreretiro si Manny

Manny Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines — Bukod kay chief trai­ner Freddie Roach, isa rin si Australian boxing le­gend Jeff Fenech na na­nawagan kay Manny Pacquiao na tuluyan nang magretiro.

Bago pa man matalo si Pacquiao kay Jeff Horn noong Hulyo 2 ay alam na ni Fenech na wala nang ibu­buga ang 38-anyos na Filipino world eight-division champion.

“Although Manny’s got the name and Manny’s the legend, Manny’s time is done and I knew that,” wika ni Fenech sa isang pa­nayam ng Spor­ting News.

Binugbog ng mas ma­tangkad at mas malakas na si Horn si Pacquiao pa­ra kunin ang unanimous decision victory kasabay ng pag-agaw ng Aussie sa suot na World Boxing Organization wel­terweight crown ng Fi­lipino boxing superstar sa Suncorp Stadium sa Brisbane, Australia.

Sa kanilang fight contract ay may nakasaad na rematch clause na maaari lamang gawin sa Australia.

Tumanggi si Pacquiao na muling labanan ang 29-anyos na si Horn sa Australia para sa kanilang rematch.

“I don’t believe he can beat Jeff Horn, unless he can land a lucky punch early,’’ wika ni Fenech kay ‘Pacman’.

Wala pang pahayag si Pacquiao kung lalabanan pa si Horn o tuluyan nang isasabit ang kanyang bo­xing gloves para tutukan ang kanyang trabaho bilang Senador.

‘’It’s really tough, Jeff’s one of these guys that has these styles that he’s a workaholic, he’s big, he’s strong and some of these other guys in America are much better than Manny,’’ ani Fenech kay Horn.

Dahil sa pagtanggi ni Pacquiao sa rematch kay Horn sa Australia ay si British slugger Gary Corcoran ang maghahamon kay Horn sa Dis­yembre 13 sa Brisbane.

“It was a good fight, I don’t think Pacquiao did enough,” wika ni Corcoran. “He did more running than anything in the fight, so fair play to Jeff, he won.”

Kung mananalo kay Corcoran ay lalabanan ni Horn si mandatory challenger Terence Crawford.

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