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Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s only eight-division world champion, the former pound-for-pound king and one of the greatest fighters of all time, has made his debut on the International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot in is first year of eligibility.
The Filipino legend is one of four newcomers added to the modern men’s ballot, the marquee category for fighters whose last bout was not earlier than 1989.
The Hall of Fame mailed ballots to electors on Tuesday to begin the voting process. Results will be tallied and announced in early December.
Hall of Fame induction weekend will take place from June 5 to June 8 at the museum grounds in Canastota, New York, and at nearby Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, where the induction ceremonies will take place on June 8.
Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) rose from abject poverty in the Philippines to win world titles at flyweight, junior featherweight, featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight while facing a who’s who of his time, becoming a global icon, a huge pay-per-view attraction, and one of the most exciting fighters in the sport during his 1995 to 2021 career — although he has made no secret of his desire to return to the ring at age 45.
Also making their debuts on the modern men’s ballot, which will be voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America, Hall of Famers and a panel of boxing historians from around the world:
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