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SPORTS Wednesday 22 May 2019

France's Arnaud Demare celebrates after crossing the finish
line to win the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from
Ravenna to Modena, Italy, Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
Associated Press
Demare wins crash-

affected Stage 10;

Conti keeps Giro lead Manny Pacquiao, left, and Keith Thurman pose for a picture during a news conference on Tues-
day, May 21, 2019, in New York.
Associated Press
MODENA, Italy (AP) — Ar- to go down and taking out
naud Demare of France a number of other cyclists. Thurman promises to end
sprinted to victory after a The most seriously injured
crash affected the end of was Matteo Moschetti,
the 10th stage of the Giro who briefly lost conscious- Pacquiao's legendary career
d'Italia on Tuesday, while ness. His Trek-Segafredo
Italian cyclist Valerio Conti teammates and other cy- NEW YORK (AP) — Keith 100% condition and ready get back in the game (af-
kept the overall lead. clists frantically waved over
Demare, who rides for medics and Moschetti at- Thurman keeps calling for the fight, and let's see ter injuries). We have our
Manny Pacquiao a legend, who is tougher in the ring ups and downs in this sport;
Groupama-FDJ, edged tempted to stand but swift-
out Elia Viviani and Rudi- ly sat down again. and in the boxing world, he on July 20. It is going to be your boy Keith Thurman is
probably is correct.
exciting and I like it. I like it back on the rise. You will
ger Selig in a bunch sprint The 22-year-old was taken
at the end of the entirely to a hospital. As the crash Then the undefeated wel- I am the underdog for this want to be there, especial-
terweight champion keeps fight, this is fun, this is what ly because this will be this
flat 145-kilometer (90-mile) happened inside the final
route from Ravenna to three kilometers there were promising to end the ring I want." man's last fight."
career of the senator from What Thurman wants is to Pacquiao smiled at Thur-
Modena. no time gaps given. Conti
"We came to the Giro for remained 1 minute, 50 the Philippines. fully establish himself as man's boast. He smiled a lot
That could happen, too. the top gun in a loaded at the smack talk on Tues-
this. I really wanted a stage seconds ahead of Primoz
win and I got it," Demare Roglic and 2:21 ahead of For once, Pacquiao is the division. It's his first pay- day, though the verbiage
underdog in the July 20 per-view fight despite be-
never got out of hand like
said. "I avoided the crash Nans Peters of France.
because we, as a team, "It wasn't a hard day but, fight in Las Vegas for the ing 29-0 with 22 knockouts. it did for his previous bout,
WBA belt.
It's also an opportunity to when he toyed with Adrien
were very well positioned. as everyone saw, danger
I'm super happy." is always around the cor- Or Pacquiao, holder of ti- prove that the rustiness he Broner for 12 rounds in Jan-
tles in eight weight classes showed in a January deci-
uary.
A crash inside the final ki- ner," Conti said. "Luckily I
lometer ended Pascal managed to avoid all the during 24 years in the sport, sion over Joselito Lopez is Pacquiao-Thurman is an
could continue his Hall of gone after Thurman fought intriguing
matchup.
Al-
Ackermann's chances of crashes. It went well, an-
claiming a third stage win other day in the pink jersey Fame-caliber career at only three times in three though Pacquiao had lost
years, in part due to injuries.
a unanimous decision to
age 40 with another im-
at this year's Giro. The Ger- is a source of pride."
man cyclist finished the Wednesday's 11th stage is pressive win. And yeah, it's a chance to Jeff Horn in 2017, he deter-
"I have been in boxing for send Pacquiao packing to mined he was not through
stage with his shorts and also entirely flat along the
jersey in tatters. 221-kilometer route from two decades and I am full-time politics. when many — possibly
most — in the boxing world
"Come July 20, he will dis-
never scared or intimi-
Ackermann appeared to Carpi to Novi Ligure.
touch wheels with the rider The Giro finishes in Verona dated with my opponent, appear. He belongs as a had written him off. He won
and I am so excited for this senator in the Philippines," the WBA crown from Lu-
in front of him, causing him on June 2.q
fight," Pacquiao said Tues- Thurman said. "What I am cas Matthysse a year later,
day at a news conference doing to Manny Pacquiao then easily beat Broner.
announcing the Fox pay- is what he did to Oscar De If nothing else in a 61-7-
per-view bout at the MGM La Hoya." 2 career, he has staying
Grand Garden Arena. That would be the 2008 power. Thurman seemed
"Keith Thurman is the kind manhandling that sent De headed toward elite sta-
of fighter you can respect. La Hoya into retirement tus in the sport when he
He is undefeated and this and established Pacquiao won the interim WBA title in
gives me more encourage- as a worldwide boxing 2013 and the full champi-
ment, motivation to work force. onship in 2015. His wins over
hard — like I did before, in "This is a big fight, bombs Shawn Porter and Danny
my previous fights with big are being dropped," the Garcia were close but fair,
names in boxing. 29-year-old Thurman add- and his performances were
"I will make sure I am in ed. "I waited 22 months to stellar.q