Manny Pacquiao, Mikey Garcia among first time IBHOF candidates on 2025 ballot

Former pound for pound great Manny Pacquiao and four-division champion Mikey Garcia are among the names making their first appearance on the International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot ahead of the Class of 2025 election.

Pacquiao, the first and only eight division champion in boxing history, is an obvious favorite to be enshrined during the IBHOF induction weekend from June 5-8, 2025 in Canastota, N.Y. The 45-year-old Filipino boxer, who parlayed his in-ring stardom to a career in politics and show business in his home country...