It’s not often that a boxer’s professional debut without an impressive amateur career sparks widespread interest and is presented as a near-star attraction on a televised card. This Saturday it will happen. And it will be because the beginner will be like that Jimuel PacquiaoThe eldest of five children Manny Pacquiaowho will face Brendan Lally In a four-round fight in the lightweight category.
The evening can be watched from midnight on ESPN and will feature the fight in the background which they will star in Lorenzo Parra and Elijah Piercewill be held at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, and will also mark the film’s U.S. premiere. Manny Pacquiao Offersthe company that promotes the multi-hero that will be in Circular side To see the first appearance of his offspring.
Jimwell’s first test as a hire will come 133 days after his father, a champion in six classes (recognized by one of the sport’s four main governing bodies), ended a four-year hiatus in his career. The Filipino star tied with Texan Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegaswith the WBC welterweight title on the line, is already planning his next fight in early 2026, when he will already be 47 years old (likely to face Rolando Romero, the WBC welterweight champion).
For Jimuel, who this week became a father and made Mane a grandfather for the first time, the challenge will not only be to perform well against Lally, who is also making his debut, but also to lift the player’s title, at least for a while. “son”Which allows it to occupy the spot it does on the billboard on Saturday. Many sons of great boxers have followed in their parents’ footsteps, but few have managed to shine at a similar level.
Among those who managed to tighten the belt is Laila AliOne of the two daughters Muhammad Ali He had a third wife, Veronica Burch. After the boom Christy Martin During the 1990s, Layla was one of the first figures in women’s boxing in the 21st century.. She was champion of the super middleweight division (recognized by the WBC, the International Women’s Boxing Federation and the International Women’s Boxing Association) and retired in 2007 with a perfect record of 24 victories (21 by knockout). One of the competitors she beat was Jackie Frazier Lyde, daughter of Joe Frazier.
L.’s eldest son Julio Cesar Chavezperhaps the most intelligent boxer that rich Mexican boxing has ever produced, holder of six world titles in three categories and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame since 2011.
Giolito He never achieved the success of his father, but he was the WBC middleweight champion of the world: he captured the title in June 2011, beating German Sebastian Zbeck, and lost it 15 months later to the man from Quilem. Sergio He wonders Martinez In an unforgettable battle in Las Vegas.
After suspensions for doping, abuse of alcohol, marijuana and psychotropic substances, detoxification treatments, long interruptions in his career, some unseemly defeats and deportation from the United States to Mexico, the son of the legend continues to try at the age of 40: on January 24 Angel will face Julián Sako, native of Buenos Aires, in San Luis Potosi.
Another of Chavez’s sons, Omar (35), is also a professional boxer. He was the WBC junior welterweight world champion in 2011 and the WBC North American super welterweight champion in 2014, although his accomplishments ended there. Like his brother, he also lived with cases of psychoactive substance abuse, which affected his career.
Floyd Patterson He won a gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and was a two-time world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. Tracy Harris PattersonMuch younger than his father, he won the WBC bantamweight title in June 1992 with a knockout victory over Frenchman Thierry Jacob. Patterson thus became the first father-son duo to become world champions. In 1995, Tracy added the IBF super featherweight crown to his resume.
Leon Spinks He surprised the world by defeating Muhammad Ali in February 1978 and became the WBA and WBC heavyweight champion in his eighth professional fight. His youngest son Corey had a very distinguished career: He was a unified champion of the welterweight division, recognized by the WBA, IBF, and WBC; He also reigned twice at super welterweight.
Leon Spinks He had two other sons who were boxers. Darrell Spinks He fought in the heavy and cruiserweight categories between 1995 and 2000, during which time he fought 19 fights (15 wins and 4 losses). Leon Jr He was 19 years old and had two victories as a professional when he was shot and killed in St. Louis on July 22, 1990.
people George Foreman (George Foreman III), Evander Holyfield (Evan Holyfield) Hector Camacho (Hector Camacho Jr.) and Thomas Hearns (Ronald Hearns), among others. Conor Penn and Chris Eubank Jr., the offspring of arch rivals Nigel Penn and Chris Eubank, are still fighting and gunning for a planetary title.