Thirty years after making his skilled debut within the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao sat down on Saturday night time in Temecula, California, to observe his 24-year-old son Jimuel do the identical.
Manny’s first struggle led to a four-round factors win over Edmund Enting Ignacio, however Jimuel needed to accept a draw in opposition to fellow debutant Brendan Lally.
Their light-weight contest featured on the Manny Pacquiao Promotions US debut card on the Pechanga Resort On line casino, which was headlined by middleweight Lazaro Lorenzana outpointing veteran Luis Arias.
In Pacquiao–Lally, it was a story of two halves: Pacquiao took the primary two rounds, with Lally edging the ultimate two.
Talking afterwards to former world champion Shawn Porter, Jimuel gave his response to the bout.
“In my head, I used to be similar to, chew down and keep in there with him and, you realize, simply attempt to outslug him.”
His father, nonetheless, was extra forthright in his evaluation.
“He can struggle once more. However I’ve to ensure I’m supervising his coaching. I don’t need that to occur once more. He wants to enhance extra intuition and deal with his opponent.”
Whether or not Jimuel fights once more stays to be seen, however the former novice mentioned he was glad to have gone by way of the expertise of being an expert prizefighter.
“It’s good, as a result of for the following professional fights, if this occurs once more, then I’ve skilled it already and I do know what to anticipate.”
As for the combating way forward for Manny, he’s anticipated to return to motion in early 2026, following his draw with WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios again in July.
