{
  "id": 6135805,
  "title": "'Like Manny Pacquiao': Coco Gauff praises Alex Eala's Philippines impact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/like-manny-pacquiao-coco-gauff-praises-alex-ealas-philippines-impact",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:54:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis/2026/09/07/like-manny-pacquiao-coco-gauff-praises-alex-ealas-philippines-impact/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Coco Gauff has praised the impact Alex Eala is making on sport in the Philippines, likening her popularity to that of legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao. It was famously said that the crime rate in the Philippines dropped to zero when eight-weight world champion Pacquiao fought, as the entire country stopped to watch his bouts. Eala, 21, is fast becoming the next big thing in Filipino sport after a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}