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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), known as Manny “Pac-Man” a Filipino boxer. He is the former WBC lightweight world champion, WBC super featherweight world champion, IBF super bantamweight world champion, and WBC flyweight world champion. He is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
On May 2, 2009, Pacquiao fought Ricky Hatton for the latter’s IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight titles[35] at MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tickets were sold, the celebrities seated, the popcorn was made and the beer was a plenty. the match was set for one of the most legitimately anticipated, super showdowns in boxing. HBO aired the contest.[37]
Pacquiao started the fight strong, knocking down a shiftless Hatton twice in the first round. At the bell, Hatton seemed to have re-grouped, only to get knocked down for the third time 2:59 into the second round, awarding Pacquiao the win by KO.
Boxing Buzz:Superstar Manny Pacquiao is heading home for a hero’s welcome in the Philippines. He, wife Jinky, and Team Pacquiao will depart from Los Angeles on Wednesday. Pacquiao will return to the USA in June, first at the Boxing Writer Association of America awards dinner in New York City on Friday, June 12. Pacquiao will receive the 2008 ‘Fighter of the Year’ award and chief trainer Freddie Roach will be honored as the ‘Trainer of the Year.’ The next night Pacquiao will be at ringside to watch the Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey world welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden.(Source: Fightnews.com)

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Agriculture industry and the food agency had expressed concerns that the term “swine flu” was misleading consumers and needlessly causing countries to ban pork products and order the slaughter of pigs. Rather than calling this swine flu it’s going to stick with the technical scientific name H1N1 influenza A.
The swine flu virus (H1N1 influenza A) originated in pigs, and has genes from human, bird and pig viruses. Scientists don’t know exactly how it jumped to humans. In the current outbreak, WHO (World Health Organization) says the virus is being spread from human to human, not from contact with infected pigs.
Pity the poor pig. The otherwise estimable mammal has never had a very good rep — something about the mud, the snout, the oink. Now add the flu. It is easy to pin on the eponymous animal from which it emerged, but the fact is, the current epidemic is little more than an accident of evolution. If pigs are to blame, so too are birds and humans.

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