Filipino boxer says he will retire after his next fight

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has revealed that he will be retiring after his next fight.

Pacquiao will be facing Timothy Bradley on April 9 in Las Vegasand the 37-year-old has revealed that he will be quitting to focus on his political career.

"I am retiring from boxing to concentrate on my political career. My fight with Timothy Bradley will be my last," Pacquiao said.

"'I did not say anything like that. Nobody interviewed me about that. I will retire after my April 9 fight."

The April 9 bout with Bradley will be Pacquiao's first since to Floyd Mayweather last May.

He has been recoveringfrom a surgery on his torn rotator cuff which he said he sustained in training before the May 2 bout.

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