Ex-boxing referee admits cheating to help Pacquiao win fight 22 years ago

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 29, 2022 9:49 pm

FORMER boxing referee Carlos Padilla has admitted cheating to help fellow Filipino Manny Pacquiao defeat Australian Nedal 'Skinny' Hussein in a fight more than two decades ago.

Pacquiao was 21 and a rising star when he went 10 rounds against Hussein for the WBC International super-bantamweight title near the Philippine capital Manila in 2000.

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