Pacquiao believes in nurturing young amateur boxers

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KUALA LUMPUR: World boxing champion and politician Manny Pacquiao believes that more young amateur boxers in Asia could bring pride to their countries if they undergo good coaching and suitable facilities.

“We need to encourage and educate them so that they can be inspired,” he told reporters after a meeting with AlloyMtd Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Azmil Khalid yesterday.

The Asian boxing superstar advised amateur boxers, especially from Asia, to love their career and practice strong discipline to attain success.

“When a boxer loves what he does, be a disciplined individual and believes in God, then may be someday he will become a professional,” the current World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight champion said.

For the record, Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division world champion who won 10 world titles as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, who is on his first visit to Malaysia, was exploring avenues of cooperation with infrastructure conglomerate, AlloyMtd, to scale up and strengthen Malaysia-Philippines business ties.

He was joined by the former governor of the Ilocos Sur province in the Philippines, Luis Chavit Singson. — Bernama