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LISA MULLINS: We've got a quick update now to a story we ran on Friday. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was about to fight England's Ricky Hatton for a world title. Well, Pacquiao won – knocking Hatton out in under two rounds. Here's how one somewhat understated fan reacted in Manila. Translation: “Pacquiao is a true Filipino, and a boxing hero just like Muhammad Ali.”

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