(UPDATE) A "SADDENED and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded Monday that his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a chance to compete in this year's Paris Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected a special request for Pacquiao to take part in the Olympiad, the Philippine Olympic Committee announced Sunday.

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