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After loss to Ugás, what's next for Manny Pacquiao?

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Manny Pacquiao (right) fights Yordenis Ugasin a world welterweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena. Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/08/22/mp-ugas.jpg"/><figcaption>Manny Pacquiao (right) fights Yordenis Ugasin a world welterweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena.<em> Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao will have some tough decisions to make in the coming days.</p><p>The Philippine boxing icon absorbed a shock loss to Cuba&#x27;s Yordenis Ugás in their welterweight match in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), putting the future of his boxing career in question.</p><p>Even before the opening bell rang, there was already the possibility that the Ugás bout would be Pacquiao&#x27;s last, due to the Filipino boxer&#x27;s age as well as his political aspirations in the Philippines. </p><p>That possibility only grew brighter after Pacquiao&#x27;s inefficient performance where he struggled to break through Ugás&#x27; guard and landed just 16% of his punches.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t know, I don&#x27;t know,&quot; Pacquiao said, when asked about his boxing future, shortly after the end of their match.</p><p>Ugás won via unanimous decision, with scores of 115-113, 116-112, 116-112, to retain the WBA welterweight championship.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/22/21/boxing-shocker-in-vegas-as-ugs-decisions-pacquiao">READ: Shocker in Vegas as Ugás decisions Pacquiao</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Let me rest first and relax, and make a decision if I&#x27;ll continue to fight or not,&quot; Pacquiao added.</p><p>If it was the end of his boxing career, Pacquiao will exit as a surefire Hall-of-Famer, the only boxer to win championships in eight different weight divisions. </p><p>It&#x27;s not the only decision he has to make, however.</p><p>The &quot;Fighting Senator&quot; was also asked about his political plans, specifically if he intends to run for president of the Philippines. In a recent <a href="https://www.si.com/boxing/2021/08/20/manny-pacquiao-philippines-presidential-campaign-daily-cover">Sports Illustrated</a> feature, Pacquiao implied that the presidency was his &quot;destiny.&quot;</p><p>&quot;God has a plan for me. I want to be a legend in boxing and a legend in politics. That is my legacy,&quot; he told Greg Bishop.</p><p>After losing to Ugás, Pacquiao did not make a concrete announcement about his political future. Instead, the Filipino people will have to wait for a while.</p><p>&quot;I will make a final announcement next month,&quot; he said when asked if he will run for president.</p><p>Pacquiao, who in recent months has earned the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte, admitted that he is in for a difficult fight in the political arena, a situation tougher than any he has encountered inside the boxing ring.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t know. I know that I&#x27;m facing a big problem and more difficult works than boxing, but I want to help the people. I want to help them,&quot; he added.</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1753188" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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After loss to Ugás, what's next for Manny Pacquiao?

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Aug 22, 2021 02:24 PM PHT

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