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Who beat Pacquiao - and how?

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor A look at how the Pacman has lost four times Defeat Number 1 - Rustico Torrecampo It was 1996 and an 18 year-old Manny (11-0, 4 KO's) took on the 24 year-old Torrecampo at flyweight after fighting the previous 13 months at light-flyweight. The bout was organised at a catch-weight of 111lbs, although Pacquiao came in a pound over and was subsequently penalised by being made to wear heavier gloves during the fight. Strong favourite Pacquiao was stunned by Torrecampo with a devastating shot and knocked out - almost cold, thirty seconds into the third round by a man had only five knockouts on his 11-4-4 record. Compatriot Torrecampo, would only win two more fights in his career and lost four, before retiring in 1997 at the age of 25 without any significant titles to his credit. The flyweight has since made an unexpected comeback after almost 14 years out of the ring at 38 in Februay 2011, knocking out Jovanie Bualan in three rounds...

First man to defeat Manny Pacquaio makes comeback at 38

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor (Picture by Jacklyn Sia) Rustico Torrecampo returns with knockout win after 14 year absence On February 9th 1996 in the Philippines, the great Manny Pacquiao, destined to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, suffered his first professional defeat in his twelfth contest at the age of 18 against an enigma of a man by the name of Rustico Torrecampo. Fellow Filipino southpaw Torrecampo was 24 at the time and had a chequered record of 11-4-4,with 3 KO’s. Torrecampo knockout out the youngster in three rounds and at the time it was just another flyweight prospect losing his unbeaten record against another, little did we know what was to follow from the teenage “Pacman.” Torrecampo lost four of his next seven fights after defeating the future seven-weight world champion and retired at the age of 25 in 1997 with an unfulfilled career behind him. He is now 38 and after a fourteen-year retirement, got back in the ring in February to knockout Jovanie Bua...