Manny Pacquiao, who won titles in a record eight weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight, has been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
FILE - Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines wears the champion’s belt after defeating Brandon Rios of the United States in their WBO international welterweight title fight Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Macau. Pacquiao defeated Rios by unanimous decision. FILE - Manny Pacquiao fights Adrien Broner, not pictured, in a welterweight championship boxing match Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Las Vegas.
In all, 14 people were selected for the museum in Canastota, New York, through voting by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of international boxing historians. That led to wins over Mexican rivals such as Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, along with Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley. He ended Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya’s career with an eight-round pummeling in 2008, one of three years in which he was voted “Fighter of the Year” by the BBWA, which also voted him “Boxer of the Decade” for 2000-09.
The Rhode Island native who was born Vincenzo Pazienza went on to score two wins over Roberto Duran and win multiple super middleweight titles while fighting until 2004.
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