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MANILA, Philippines—After much speculation, Manny Pacquiao is hanging up his gloves. Pacquiao confirmed his retirement from boxing on Wednesday in a 14-minute video statement on Facebook.

MANILA - Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Sunday officially announced he was running for president in next years elections, potentially facing off with incumbent state leader Rodrigo Dutertes chosen successor.

Thailand’s first female Olympic boxing medallist has completed her training at the Royal Thai Naval Academy and will be promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant soon, the Navy said on Thursday.

Sudaporn "Taew" Seesondee, Thailand’s first Olympic female boxing medallist, said she will spend 4 million baht on buying a new house in Udon Thani as a gift for her beloved mother.

After two weeks on a medal-hunting mission, Thailand had to settle for only moderate success with one gold medal and one bronze as the curtain came down on the Olympic Games TOKYO 2020 on Sunday.

Sudaporn "Taew" Srisondee earned more than just a bronze medal on Thursday when her Olympic boxing campaign was halted in the 60kg semi-final by Kellie Harrington of Ireland.

Calamity struck for Thai boxing on Sunday as Jutamas Jitpong and Chatchai-Decha Butdee fought impressively but lost their chance of grabbing medals at the Kokugikan Arena.

Thai boxer Jutamas Jitpong ended her campaign on Sunday at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, without a medal.

Southpaw Sudaporn Seesondee has vowed to put up the fight of her life to guarantee at least an Olympic bronze medal by beating Caroline Dubois of Great Britain in the 60kg womens boxing next week.

2018 Grand Prix bronze medalist Jutamas Jitpong is aiming for an Olympic medal after she tamed Irish Magno of the Philippines 5-0 in the second round of the womens boxing 51kg at the Kokugikan Arena on Thursday.

Thai veteran Chatchai-Decha Butdee became the first Thai boxer to reserve a quarter-final berth in the Olympic Games TOKYO 2020 on Wednesday, after ousting young-gun Mirco Jehiel Cuello of Argentina 4-1 in the second round of the 57kg competition at the Kokugikan Arena.

24 July 2021: Badmintons world No 13 Busanan Ongbamrungphan and mixed doubles No 2 Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai began their campaigns in the Olympic Games TOKYO 2020 in style with comfortable wins at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on Saturday.