{"id":71199,"date":"2025-11-30T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T09:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=71199"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:33:34","slug":"manny-pacquiao-grandfather-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/manny-pacquiao-grandfather-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Icon Manny Pacquiao Becomes A Grandfather Whilst Still Competing In The Ring At World Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has become a grandfather for the very first time, with his son Emmanuel Jr preparing for his pro debut.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacquiao almost won a world title in his last fight earlier this year, and looks set for another crack at world honours despite now being a grandad.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Manny Pacquiao Becomes Grandfather With Son Preparing For Pro Debut<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has become a grandfather at the age of 46.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight-division world champion is still an active fighter having challenged Mario Barrios for the WBC World Welterweight Title earlier this year, and will now have to juggle grandparent duties with his boxing career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former Senate of the Philippines returned to the ring after almost four years out of the ring, drawing with Barrios back in July meaning the Mexican retained his 147-pound world title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems that Pacquiao is planning on fighting on, despite now becoming a grandfather. Not only has \u2018PacMan\u2019 become a grandad, but he is also preparing to watch his son Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr make his pro boxing debut this Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manny Pacquiao has announced the birth of his first grandchild, Clara \ud83d\udc76 <\/p>\n<p>His son Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr makes his pro debut this Saturday after becoming a new father \ud83e\udd4a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2kDNo7jQl\">pic.twitter.com\/B2kDNo7jQl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/1994058993346469950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacquiao is officially the fifth <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/most-followed-boxers-instagram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most followed boxer on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning his son Emmanuel Jr already has millions of people watching him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he prepares to make his pro debut, Pacquiao has been on hand to help his son prepare. Whether or not Emmanuel Jr goes on to be half as good as his father remains to be seen, but he has a lot to live up to given his surname.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacquiao may well be in the corner for his son\u2019s debut on Saturday night, but then again might be called in grandparent duties instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that his son has his own child to think about, his debut has got even more riding on it now. Pacquiao Jr has something to fight for, with his eight-weight world champion father helping him every step of the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRjzZ9kj59-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRjzZ9kj59-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Grandad Manny Pacquiao Set For World Welterweight Title Clash In 2026<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Manny Pacquiao is officially a grandfather at 46-years-old, he is still very much an active fighter and a huge player on the world stage in the welterweight division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former world champion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/amir-khan-calls-out-manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-rematch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amir Khan called out Pacquiao amid Floyd Mayweather rematch rumours<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but it seems the eight-division boxing king has bigger fish to fry in an attempt to become world champion once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been reports that \u2018PacMan\u2019 will challenge Rolly Romero next in 2026 for the WBA World Welterweight Title, with official confirmation of this match-up expected to come in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should he be granted a shot at Romero\u2019s 147-pound crown, Pacquiao would have the chance of winning his 13 world title, having already won 12 across eight weight divisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romero surprised boxing fans by beating Ryan Garcia last time out, and looks like he will defend his black-and-gold belt against Pacquiao before the summer of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the time the fight comes around, Pacquiao will be 47. Should he beat Romero and become world champion once again, the Filipino boxing icon would become the second oldest world champion in history behind Bernard Hopkins, who won the WBA-Super World Light-Heavyweight Title at the age of 49.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before he worries about another world title fight, Manny Pacquiao will first have to carry out grandad duties after his son, who makes his pro debut this weekend, became a father himself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has become a grandfather for the very first time, with his son Emmanuel Jr preparing for his pro debut. Pacquiao almost won a world title in his last fight earlier this year, and looks set for another crack at world honours despite now being a grandad. 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