Highlights! Pacquiao Brawls In Japan, Gets Challenged By Garcia

Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 19:55

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Pacquiao didn’t let the fight being an exhibition stop him from going to war with Rukiya Anpo in front of over 45,000 fans in Japan.

Manny Pacquiao went to war in his Super Rizin 3 exhibition boxing match against former K-1 champion Rukiya Anpo, going to to toe with his much larger opponent for three 3-minute rounds.

While Anpo used his superior reach to batter “Pac-Man” and win all three rounds on our scorecards, special rules dictated that the only way to win was via knockout. So after going the distance, the fight was declared a draw. But Pacquaio ate a lot of punches trying to get close enough to hit Anpo, who punished him relentlessly with jabs, busting him open above the eye.

Things got pretty theatrical after the match as the recently suspended Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring to call out both Pacquiao and Anpo.

“I want to fight in Japan, and I want to challenge Anpo, Pacquiao, whoever,” Garcia declared.

While Garcia is officially under suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission until April 2025 due to a failed drug test for Ostarine, Japan is outside their authority and Garcia hopes to compete on Rizin’s big New Year’s Eve event. Whether he’ll face any questions regarding that when he goes to renew his license in North America remains to be seen.

Check out the highlights of the fight below:

For full Super Rizin 3 results, click here.

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https://www.mmamania.com/2024/7/28/24208126/highlights-manny-pacquiao-brawls-to-draw-in-japan-gets-challenged-by-ryan-garcia