Pacquiao quits boxing with eye on presidency

Manny Pacquiao. Pic/AFP

Philippine boxing legend and 2022 presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday that he is hanging up his gloves after a glittering decades-long career in the ring.

The multi-division world champion and senator, who has his sights set on a high-stakes rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte, said quitting the sport that lifted him out of poverty was the hardest decision of his life.

"It is difficult for me to accept that my time for me as a boxer is over," Pacquiao, 42, said in a video on Twitter. "Today I am announcing my retirement," added Pacquiao.

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