Manny Pacquiao Filipino boxer says he will retire after his next fight

Manny Pacquiao says he will retiring from boxing in April to focus on his political career

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has revealed that he will be retiring after his next fight.

Pacquiao will be facing Timothy Bradley on April 9 in Las Vegas and the 37-year-old has revealed that he will be quitting to focus on his political career.

playTimothy Bradley will be Pacquiao's last opponent

"I am retiring from boxing to concentrate on my political career. My fight with Timothy Bradley will be my last," Pacquiao said.

"'I did not say anything like that. Nobody interviewed me about that. I will retire after my April 9 fight."

The April 9 bout with Bradley will be Pacquiao's first since losing the 'fight of the decade' to Floyd Mayweather last May.

playManny Pacquiao lost to Floyd Mayweather in May last year (Reuters/Steve Marcus)

He has been recovering from a surgery on his torn rotator cuffwhich he said he sustained in training before the May 2 bout.

playManny Pacquiao has been recovering from a shoulder surgery since his fight (EPA)