Manny Pacquiao confirms Timothy Bradley bout to be his last

Published 05/01/2016 at 18:48 GMT

Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he will retire after he faces Timothy Bradley on April 9.

Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao visits a private Indonesian medicinal laboratory plant in Semarang, central Java island on July 8, 2015

Image credit: AFP

The Pac Man and Bradley, 32, will meet on April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, the venue for their two previous encounters.

Bradley controversially beat the Filipino the first time out in 2012 but inflicted Bradley’s only loss as pro in the return 2014 fight.

37-year-old Pacquiao was expected to retire having been defeated by Floyd Mayweather in last May at the MGM and promoter Bob Arum was recently reported by Sky Sports as saying that he expected the Filipino to fight on.

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However, Pacquiao brought speculation to an end regarding his future, report Sky Sports News.

"I am retiring from boxing to concentrate on my political career," said Pacquiao.

"My fight with Timothy Bradley will be my last."

Pacquiao, an eight-weight champion, goes into his 66th and final fight with a record of 57 win (38 by KO), six losses and two draws.

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