"Boxing champion" Pacquiao announced his retirement

Xinhua News Agency, Manila, September 29 (Reporter Liu Kai and Yan Jie) The Philippine "champion" Manny Pacquiao announced on September 29 that he had ended his professional boxing career and officially bid farewell to the boxing world.

The 42 year old Pacquiao released a video on social media to thank boxing fans all over the world for their support and love for him, saying that retirement was an unacceptable decision for him: "I never thought that this day would come. I will hang up my boxing gloves... Goodbye, boxing."

Pacquiao reviewed his career with "incredible achievements" in the video, saying that he finally "heard the final bell".

Pacquiao is the only professional player who has won eight world championships in the history of international boxing. He has won the world championship title for 12 times. In 26 years of professional life, Pacquiao has participated in 72 professional boxing competitions, with a score of 62 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, including 39 direct knockouts. In August this year, Pacquiao lost his last professional match to Cuba's Eudenis Urgas.

As the most famous sports star in the Philippines, Pacquiao is very popular. In his early years, he devoted himself to politics and was elected to the House of Representatives twice. In 2016, he was elected to the Senate. After bidding farewell to boxing, Pacquiao's next goal is to become the president of the Philippines.

On the 19th of this month, Pacquiao announced that he would accept the nomination of a political faction of the ruling Democratic People's Power Party of the Philippines and would compete for the presidency in next year's elections, claiming that he would lead the country with "integrity, empathy and transparency". "I will be a fighter whether in the ring or off the ring."

The Philippines is scheduled to hold national and local elections in May 2022, when the new President, Vice President, members of Congress, local administrators and members will be elected. According to the Constitution of the Philippines, the term of office of the President is six years and cannot be re elected.