Pacquiao taking matters into his own hands for next fight — literally

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Thanks to successful careers, fighters reach a level of independence that they often form their promotional companies. Roy Jones Jr., Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. serve as examples of fighters who lent their names to promotional brands. Manny Pacquiao now takes the significant jump to lead promoter in his next fight. Although Top Rank remains Pacquiao’s official promoter, Pacquiao arranged to promote his welterweight fight against Lucas Matthysse Saturday night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “There are plenty opportunities for us to discover new boxing talent,” Pacquiao said during the press conference that officially announced his bout against Matthysse. “This is the reason I have decided

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