Boxing
Who defeated Manny Pacquiao … and how?
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1 year agoon
The World Boxing News check how the legend of boxing and the Master of Eight’s validity of Manny Pacquiao managed to lose eight times.
The excellent energy package known as “Pacman” has a record of 62-8-2 and 39 KO as a professional, and some of his failures are more controversial than others.
Taking the paid ranks at the age of 16, month and five days in 1995, Pacquiao has gained experience in the fight against adult men from the very beginning.
Like the pound star, Canelo Alvarez, Pacquiao dipped his fingers at his feet with much older campaigns when he is still a teenager of school age.
But at the age of 18, things suddenly became very real for the teenage pretender. It was not silky for the skinny teenage teenage who would ultimately become the world champion of eight.
Many Pacquiao losses
Defeat number 1 – Rustico Torrecampo [February 9, 1996]
It was 1996 and Manny [11-0, 4 KOs at the time] He accepted 24-year-old Torrecampo at the fly weight. The transfer took place after the fight with the previous thirteen months in the lithe of the years.
The fight was organized with a catch mass of 111 pounds, although Pacquiao came in a pound. Then he was punished by wearing heavier gloves during the fight.
However, the mighty favorite Pacquiao was stunned by Torrecampo with a destructive shot and knocked out – almost frosty. The end took thirty seconds to the third round and through a man with only five knockouts on records 11-4-4. It was an early waking up to Pacquiao’s career.
From then on, Rodak Torrecampo would only win two fights in his career, losing four. Then he retired in 1997 at the age of 25 without any significant titles for his recognition.
After almost 14 years from the ring in February 2011, Wwadzka Muchowa returned. Torrecamp knocked out Jovanie Buralan in three rounds. He has not fought since then.
2 – SINGSurat [September 17, 1999]
Pacquiao [26-1, 17 KOs] It seemed that he was learning a lot after his first defeat, when he set off to the invincible run of fifteen fights. Thirteen of them appeared at a distance.
The title of WBC Flyweight in the twelfth of these wins in 1998, defeating Master Chatchai Sasaku with the eighth round of KO. Then Pacquiao accepted Singsurat in 1999 in his second defense at the age of 21.
Singsurat had a flawless 18-0 record and was at the same age as Manny, fighting for his first world championship title. Pacquiao was again knocked out in the third round, losing the world championship title during the year of the claim. This scenario took place despite the dominance in the opening rounds and the look of the class over the Thai warrior.
Finally, he created two successful defense of the WBC title before succumbing to Malcolm Tunecao.
Singsurat fought 52 times since Pacquaio’s victory, knocking out 37 opponents, never returning to world -class. He failed in his last eleven fights until his retirement in 2011.
3 – Erik Morales [March 19, 2005]
In 2005 Pacquiao [39-2-2, 30 KOs] At that time, he accepted Erik Morales’s “El Terrible” in Super Feather in a featherweight and was the world champion in two importance. Pacquiao barely missed the third loss earlier after attracting Marquez with Juan Manuel a year earlier. In the face of Morales, it was now a fixed name in the USA.
Moving up the fourth weight from Turning Pro, Pacquiao fell into a confident Morales at the peak of his powers and lost his close unanimous decision in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao avenged a defeat a year later, knocking out Morales in the tenth round of the pulsing competition in Thomas and Mack Center. Before he scored the stunning second seven rounds earlier in a rubber match ten months later. Morales was the only of his failures he would reverse.
We all know a lot about Morales. The Mexican legend show in 2011 against Marcos Maidan at the age of 34 was a fantastic show of the legend of the real ring. Unfortunately, the fight with Danny Garcia went a step too far in 2012.
4 – Timothy Bradley [June 9, 2012]
Pacquiao’s failure with Bradley is well documented. Today it is annoying that such parodies occur in the sport that we love. But unfortunately they still do it, and this is undoubtedly one of the worst.
The divided decision against Pacquiao was a noise since the last bell. The score lasted IRK, until Pacquiao gained revenge, and then a rubber fight that should never have happened. In compact, Pacquiao won all three Bradley fights convincingly about the evidence of the trilogy.
Pacquiao [54-3-2, 38 KOs] He won the initial fight 118-110 on the WBN results card. However, he was robbed by a terrible decision, which was recognized by the expansive majority of the media of the boxing world after the fight.
5 – Juan Manuel Marquez [December 8, 2012]
It is quite possible that the loss with Bradley had a demanding impact on Marquez’s fight. Six months after Shadley Shocker in December 2012, the way of thinking Pacquiao enters the fight undoubtedly was not suitable. This was probably because he was disappointed with judging and went to a knockout against Marquez.
This Gung-HO attitude, caused by the decision, potentially made Pacquiao a reckless in choosing Marquez Ko. Ultimately, this meant that he was caught by an almighty blow, heard all over the world.
After a few bad decisions against Pacquiao, the victory of Marquez in the sixth round was poetic justice. Then he refused Pacquiao a chance to be humble.
6 – Floyd Mayweather Jr [May 2, 2015]
There will always be sadness and looking back at this super-catering, knowing not only that the audience received many years too behind schedule, but also that Pacquiao stated that he was wounded during the fight.
We will never find out what would happen if they met in 2010. Floyd did what Floyd does and softened a unilateral triumph in 2015. Despite the disappointment, “Maypac” remains the best -earning struggle of all time and sold the second highest salary for views.
7 – Jeff Horn [July 2, 2017]
When you thought that the situation could not get worse than Bradley’s fight, the horn meeting tried to raise him as best as possible. The fight in summer 2017 down ended like Bradley I.
Pacquiao dominated the fight only to re -build judges in the fight for the WBO welterweight title. It is possible that Pacquiao should have only six losses in its album. However, there will always be opposite arguments, stating that Pacquiao’s career has compensated.
8 – Yordenis Ugás [August 21, 2021]
Fighting in forty and becoming the oldest welterweight master in 2019, Pacquiao defended the crown against a harsh Cuban. Ugas was a behind schedule replacement after Errol Spence Jr. He withdrew, leaving Pacquiao without the possibility of two stripes.
He could not get up to the fight and lost again for the eighth time in his career.
The return was on the cards in 2025 in 45, when Manny Pacquiao tried to create more stories. However, after the end of 46 years, Pacquiao turned to politics until May this year.
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IBF gives Moses Itauma a shot at the world title – fighting Hrgovic no longer makes sense
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2 days agoon
July 2, 2026
Moses Itauma was given a direct path to the IBF heavyweight title, leaving Queensberry with one obvious question: Why risk it all against Filip Hrgovic?
In a statement sent to World Boxing News, the International Boxing Federation confirmed that it had received official notice on June 26 of Oleksandr Usyk’s resignation as IBF heavyweight champion.
Under championship rules, the governing body ordered top-ranked Frank Sanchez to negotiate with number three contender Moses Itauma for the vacant title. Both have until July 29 to reach an agreement.
Immediately, Hrgovic became an unnecessary obstacle to Itauma’s path to the world title.
When Itauma agreed to face Hrgovic on August 29 at The O2 in London, it was the perfect step for one of boxing’s brightest adolescent heavyweights.
This equation has completely changed.
IBF pays tribute to Usyk
In a statement provided to WBN, the IBF also confirmed Usyk’s reign before confirming the order.
“Over the course of his distinguished career, Usyk has established himself as one of the sport’s elite competitors, and the IBF is honored to recognize him as one of its world champions.
“His talent and commitment to excellence have made a lasting impact on boxing and will continue to inspire future generations of fighters.
“The IBF wishes Oleksandr Usyk continued success in his future endeavors.”
Only after paying tribute to the former champion did the IBF officially order Sanchez and Itauma to negotiate for the vacant world title.
This is an opportunity that many contenders have been chasing for years. Itauma immediately received this opportunity.
Hrgović’s fight no longer makes sense
When Queensberry announced the fight with Hrgovic, promoter Frank Warren described it as a “litmus test” that Itauma was ready for, while DAZN described it as a key fight with world title implications.
These consequences have now become a reality.
No one doubts Itauma’s willingness to fight anyone. He signed a contract with Hrgovic before the world title unexpectedly landed on the table. This is a completely different situation.
Hrgovic remains one of the most perilous heavyweight contenders despite suffering only one loss to Daniel Dubois. Since then, the Croatian has regained momentum with victories over Joe Joyce, David Adeleye and Dave Allen, which put him back among the top contenders in the division.
If an agreement can be reached, the obvious solution would be to replace Hrgović with Sanchez on August 29 in exchange for the vacant IBF heavyweight title.
As compensation, Hrgovic could get the first shot at the recent champion if Itauma defeats Sanchez.
Whether this proves possible depends on whether all involved are willing to restructure the contracts already in place.
The heavyweight story still beckons
The change would also support Itauma in its historic mission, which has already missed one goal.
Itauma’s dream of breaking Mike Tyson’s record as the youngest heavyweight champion is gone, but another goal remains within reach.
If the 21-year-old wins the vacant IBF title before October, he will overtake Floyd Patterson to become the second-youngest heavyweight champion in history.
If he waits until the match against Hrgovic, this chance will be gone forever.
Queensberry matched Itauma with Hrgovic because it seemed like the quickest path to a chance at the championship.
The IBF has now given them an even faster fight.
Unless Hrgovic’s contract can no longer be salvaged, Queensberry should exhaust all options to hire Sanchez instead.
The IBF unexpectedly gave Itauma a world title shot and a chance to become the second-youngest heavyweight champion in history.
It would be arduous to justify giving up this opportunity in favor of unnecessary risk.
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Boxing
Lennox Lewis ‘admitted’ he should have had one more defeat to former heavyweight champion on his record: ‘You won’
Published
2 days agoon
July 2, 2026
The former world champion claims Lennox Lewis once admitted he should have retired after three defeats in his professional career.
“The Lion” is considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He retired in 2003 after avenging his only two losses to Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman.
Lewis also had a successful rematch with Evander Holyfield, who somehow managed to do so defended his world titles after a controversial draw in their first meeting.
However, later that year in 1999, Lewis managed to become the undisputed heavyweight champion after winning by unanimous decision, maintaining his lineal status until his retirement following a sixth-round victory over Vitali Klitschko.
However, already in 1996, many believed that the Briton should have suffered another defeat, this time to Ray Mercer, who had briefly held the WBO title in 1991.
The American eventually vacated the belt and was defeated by Larry Holmes the following year before losing a 10-round unanimous decision to Holyfield in 1995.
“Merciless” then faced Lewis in a battle between two Olympic gold medalists, this time suffering a highly controversial defeat by a 10-round majority.
I’m talking to James SlaterMercer insisted that even Lewis doubted he deserved to win their competition.
“Yeah, I won that fight, man. He admitted it to me. He knows, a fighter knows. I won that fight. He told me, ‘I know you’re going to win.’ I told him, ‘Where’s my half of your check!’
“He said OK. Every time I see him, I tell him I’m still waiting! They were preparing him for the fight [Mike] Tyson. That’s what happened and that’s why they gave him the win.
As it happened, Lewis didn’t face Mike Tyson until 2002, when he secured victory after the eighth round.
Instead, after the controversy with Mercer, there was a rematch with McCall, whom he stopped for the WBC title.
Boxing
The Itauma vs Hrgovic fight will take place on August 29 at The O2
Published
1 week agoon
June 23, 2026
As announced by the promoters, Moses Itauma will face Filip Hrgovic at The O2 in London on Saturday, August 29, in a heavyweight fight scheduled to be broadcast live on DAZN on pay-per-view.
Itauma, 21, is undefeated at 14-0, has 12 knockouts and holds the WBO Intercontinental, WBA International and Commonwealth titles. His last fight was in March, when he defeated American Jermaine Franklin in the fifth round at the Co-op Live gala in Manchester. This fight was his longest since 2023; several of his recent wins have come in the opening round, including stoppages of Dillian Whyte and Demsey McKean.
Hrgovic, 34, of Croatia, has a record of 20-1, 15 knockouts and a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He previously held first place in the IBF ranking. In May he stopped Dave Allen in the third round at Doncasterand his third victory in a row. The escape came after his defeat to Daniel Dubois in June 2024, the only defeat of his career, which saw him overtake David Adeleye and Joe Joyce.
Hrgovic is the most experienced opponent Itauma has faced as a professional. He was stopped once in 21 fights and faced several world-class heavyweights.
“This has all the hallmarks of a classic heavyweight showdown and we were determined to see it through to the end,” said promoter Frank Warren. “This fight is the litmus test that Moses is ready for and it is the one he wanted. Filip believes it will be too much, too soon for the adolescent star. On August 29 at The O2 we will find out what will be another amazing night for British boxing.”
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