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HBO Condemns Manny Pacquiao’s Homophobic Statements, But Plans to Produce Last Fight

Manny Pacquaio arrives to the cheers of hundreds of fans upon his arrival at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in preparation for his May 2 bout with Floyd Mayweather. (Credit: Las Vegas News Bureau)

Two weeks after Manny Pacquiao publicly compared homosexual people to animals — and a little more than a month before the boxer’s bout with Timothy Bradley — HBO released a statement regarding his controversial comments.

It does not approve of them.

But, the network said, it will nonetheless produce and distribute Pacquiao-Bradley III, which the Filipino superstar has said will be his last match before retirement.

“Next month Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. are scheduled to meet in a Pay-Per-View bout. We have an obligation to both fighters and, therefore, will proceed to produce and distribute that event,” HBO stated.

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