Biography on manny pacquiao

(1978-)

Who Is Manny Pacquiao?

Filipino world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao began boxing professionally at age 16. After beating Thailand's Chatchai Sasakul to win the WBC flyweight championship in 1998, he continued to overwhelm his era's top competitors en route to titles in eight separate weight divisions.

Along with his boxing career, Pacquiao twice was elected to his country's House of Representatives and won a Senate seat in 2016.

Early Life

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, to parents Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao and Rosalio Pacquiao.

He was raised in Kibawe, which is located in the Bukidnon province of Mindanao, Philippines.

When he was a teenager, Pacquiao left his family and boarded a ship to Manila, Philippines, in hopes of training as a boxer and launching a career in the sport.

Not long after, in January of 1995, his goals gained some traction; at age 16, he stepped into the ring for his first professional bout, against Ed