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Manny Pacquiao To Meet President Barack Obama

In an event that has been arranged by United States Senator Harry Reid, D-Nevada, eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, will meet President Barack Obama, likely on Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C., during the final stop of a four-venue tour promoting the fighter's Showtime-televised, May 7 defense of...

Manny Pacquiao, Kobe Bryant Eyed for World Sportsman of Year

Southpaw eight-division titlist and WBO welterweight (147 pounds) and WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao is among six international athletes nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of The Year award, along with the Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant. The other nominees are comprised of soccer...

Manny Pacquiao Wants to Meet Barack Obama, Beat Shane Mosley

Top Rank Promotions is taking steps toward granting the wish of eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao, to meet president Barack Obama, perhaps on Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C., during the final stop of a four-venue tour promoting the fighter's Showtime televised, May 7 defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt...

Antonio Margarito Mobbed By Texas Fans

When Manny Pacquiao decisioned Joshua Clottey in defense of his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title at the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium in March, the cross-over star from the Philippines drew more than 50,000 people to the venue's first-ever boxing event. But the 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts), who is a...

Bob Arum's Son, John, Reported Missing

John Arum, the 49-year-old son of Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum, has been reported missing, forcing his 78-year-old father to leave Tuesday's Los Angeles press conference, part of a three-city press tour touting the Nov. 13 WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) title clash between WBO welterweight (147 pounds) champion...