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Pacquiao: "I Am Fine"
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Fighter
of the Decade MANNY ”Pacman” PACQUIAO made a precautionary
visit to University Medical Center.
“Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,”
said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out
in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent spirits.”
Pacquiao returned to his penthouse suite in THEhotel for a
family dinner followed by a viewing of his fourth fight
against Marquez. As the DVD played, Pacquiao announced
“Spoiler alert. I don’t think you are going to like how this
ends!”
Pacquiao then issued the following statement to his fans:
“First and foremost I would like to thank God for keeping
Juan Manuel Márquez and me safe during our fight on Saturday
night,” said Pacquiao. “I want to congratulate Juan Manuel.
I have no excuses. It was a good fight and he deserved the
victory. I think boxing fans who watched us were winners
too.
“To all my fans, I would like to thank you for your prayers
and assure you that I am fine. I am looking forward to a
nice rest and then I will be back to fight.
“On behalf of Jinkee and our family we would like to wish
everyone a joyous Christmas and a happy and healthy new
year.”
In a consensus Fight of the Year, Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs),
of the Philippines, ahead on all three scorecards 47-46, was
knocked out by Márquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs), of México, via a
spectacular right hand, with one second remaining in round
No. 6. It took place at the soldout MGM Grand Garden Arena,
in front of 16,348 fans. Their four-fight rivalry now stands
at 2-1-1 in favor of Pacquiao.
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