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Boxing

Manny Pacquiao's son Jimuel fights to a draw in his pro boxing debut

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USA TODAY
Updated Nov. 30, 2025, 10:10 a.m. ET

Manny Pacquiao’s oldest son made his professional boxing debut and he is undefeated.

He’s also winless.

Jimuel Pacquiao, 24, fought to a majority draw against Brendan Lally at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California on Saturday, Nov. 29.

After the four-round, lightweight bout came to an end, one judge scored the fight 39–37 in favor of Jimuel Pacquiao and the other two judges scored it 38-38.

"Next time I fight, I’m going to push the pace much harder," Jimuel Pacquiao said. "I’m happy I was able to experience this. Fighting as an amateur is a different experience than fighting professionally. I only had ten amateur fights, so this was a huge step up."

The fight came less than two weeks after Jimuel’s fiancée gave birth to the couple’s daughter. He said it made preparing for the fight difficult, but he also told Fight Hub TV he could’ve prepared harder.

Manny Pacquiao, the Hall of Fame boxer from the Philippines, watched the fight from ringside.

"I’m very proud of my son," Manny Pacquiao said. "I always told Jimuel fighting is not easy and that you need to work hard. My plan is to have him fight on my undercard so I can train with him throughout the whole camp."

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