Fresh from defeating American Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas, Nevada, Filipino champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is back in the Philippines.
Pacquiao and his family arrived at Naia Terminal 1 at 5:08 a.m. on board PR 103 from Los Angeles.
Pacquiao earlier announced that this will be his retirement match from boxing.
According to Solar Sports’ Facebook page, fans will get to have a glimpse of Pacquiao in his homecoming with a motorcade scheduled to take him from Dusit Hotel in Makati all the way to Novotel in Quezon City starting at 8:30 a.m.
The 37-year-old Pacquiao returned to the Philippines to resume his campaign for a seat in the Senate in the upcoming national elections next month.
Manny Pacquiao is interviewed by a broadcast journalist at Naia 1’s VIP Lounge shortly after landing in Manila on Thursday, April 14, 2016. GRIG MONTEGRANDE / PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER
Boxing’s only eight-division champion is in his first few days of his retirement and for now, he has closed the door on a possible comeback.