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Manny Pacquiao breaks his silence on referee’s controversial cheating confession
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Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has broken his silence in response to a controversial cheating confession made by renowned Filipino referee Carlos Padilla Jr.
Padilla, 88, claimed that the match between Pacquiao, 43, and Australian boxer Nedal “Skinny” Hussein, 45, for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International super-bantamweight title match at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Philippines, in October 2000 was rigged.
Padilla appeared to admit to cheating to help Pacquiao win during an interview with the WBC last month. The retired ref confessed to “prolonging” the 10-second count after Pacquiao was knocked down by Hussein in the fourth round of their match.
“Because I am a Filipino and everybody [was] Filipino watching the fight, so I prolonged the count. I know how to do it,” Padilla said. “And when he got up, I said, ‘Hey, are you okay?’ That was prolonging the fight.”
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Speaking to ABS-CBN’s "TV Patrol," Pacquiao denied being involved in any way with Padilla's decision-making.