Manny Pacquiao’s son gets his boxing career off to a winning start

Manny Pacquiao’s son got his boxing career off to a winning start via unanimous decision in San Francisco over the weekend.

Emmanuel Pacquiao, nicknamed ‘Jimuel’, stepped into the ring to fight Andres Rosales – just six months after his legendary father retired from the sport.  

It was the 21-year-old’s first sanctioned amateur fight and after a tough bout he had his arm raised at the end of the bout.

His bout against Andres Rosales was his first sanctioned amateur fight since deciding to follow in his father’s footsteps

Jimuel landed a number of impressive stinging left jabs and hard overhand rights on his opponent throughout the fight.

It didn’t go all his own way though, as Rosales also got some good offence in during the fight.  

The judges ‘ scorecards weren’t released after the bout, just confirmation that the son of legendary ‘Pac Man’ had got his career off to the best start possible.  

Emmanuel is looking to follow in the footsteps of his famous father who retired in September

Pacquiao Sr, who wasn’t able to attend the fight, congratulated his son in a post on Instagram.

He wrote: ‘Congratulations to my son @pacquiao.emmanuel on fighting and winning his first US amateur fight at junior welterweight! I’m so proud of you.’

Jimuel has taken inspiration from his father, representing the same Wild Card Boxing Club which was home to Manny for the majority of his career.  

He also opted to go for the same trainer, Marvin Somodio, who seemed optimistic over the youngster’s chances going forward in boxing.   

He said: ‘This is only his first amateur fight, but he showed me that he has heart. He’ll get better and stronger.’

Jimuel reportedly tried his hand with several career paths before boxing, including modelling and becoming a social media influencer.

But like others before him, he has decided to follow in the footsteps of a famous parent into the world of boxing. 

Emmanuel, nicknamed ‘Jimuel’ is training with the same person that coached his father

Manny retired from boxing after announcing he would be running for President of the Philippines

Manny Pacquiao last fought in August 2021, losing his first fight in nearly two years to Cuban Yordenis Ugas.

On September 19, Pacquiao announced that he would be running for President of the Philippines in the 2022 election.

A day later, he confirmed his retirement in an interview in which he said: ‘My boxing career is already over. It’s done because I’ve been in boxing for a long time and my family says that it is enough.’