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President Rody Duterte shows his support for Senator Manny Pacquiao as the latter squared off against Lucas Matthysse for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. Senator Pacquiao went on to win the title fight, to which the President thanked him for bringing pride and honor to the Philippines.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte strikes his signature pose with Sec. Bong Go of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Jinkee Pacquiao, Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao and Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad after Senator Pacquiao earned a knockout victory to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. Pacquiao stopped Lucas Matthysse in the seventh round of their bout. — at Axiata Arena.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad after watching Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao’s World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title fight at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gestures at his supporters after witnessing Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao’s World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title fight at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte answers queries from members of the media after witnessing Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao’s World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title fight at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. Also in the photo are Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Sec. Bong Go of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gives the thumbs up gesture after Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao earned a knockout victory over Lucas Matthysse to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight title during his bout at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15, 2018. Joining the President are Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Sebastian Duterte and Sec. Bong Go of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President.