Manny Pacquiao, former welterweight world boxing champion, has been promoted to full Colonel in the Philippines Army.
Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician, currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked number 2 on ESPN’s list of top pound-for-pound boxers of the past 25 years
The 38-year-old took to Instagram to share his news and posted several snaps of him posing with members of the Army dressed in camouflage uniform.
Pacquiao wrote: ‘Today, I successfully defended my Commandant’s paper to be promoted to a full Colonel.’
The former welterweight champion is a military reservist and was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel before going up in rank on Wednesday.
He is also currently the Philippines’ Senator where he assumed office in June of last year.
His duties as a Filipino senator stopped him from fighting Jeff Horn in a rematch last month after the Australian beat Pacquiao in a contentious unanimous decision to capture his world WBO welterweight belt back in July.
Despite having several responsibilities in the various different roles he is currently in, Pacquiao is planning to return to the ring next year and even recently hinted at fighting UFC star Conor McGregor.
Pacquiao started boxing at the age of 14 while living in the streets of Manila for some time. He turned professional when he was 16 years old.
Source: The Nation
