LAST TANGO IN VEGAS Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, in probably the last time he will be doing this, poses with opponent Timothy Bradley following their weigh-in for today’s fight. REM ZAMORA/CAFE PURO
The opening bell has rung and the third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, held at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, is underway.
The bout on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) serves as a rubber match for the two welterweights after Bradley won a highly-disputed split decision in 2012 and Pacquiao exacting revenge and winning back his WBO title two years later.
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In the fight’s official weigh in, Pacquiao tipped the scales at 145.4 while Bradley came in a pound heavier.
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The bout is also expected to be Pacquiao’s last.
The 37-year-old Pacquiao, who is running for a Senate seat in the May elections, holds a record of 57-6-2 with 38 knockouts while Bradley owns a 32-1-1, 13 KOs.
Trent Harmon, who won the American Idol finale, sang the US National anthem.
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