Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 11 | Page 29

June 1 - 15, 2017
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
World Boxing Organiza-
tion welterweight titleholder
Manny Pacquiao vowed to
be in top fighting form next
week or two weeks before
his coming title showdown
with Australian challenger
Jeff Horn scheduled July 2
in Queensland premier city
of Brisbane.
This, the 38-year-old
Filipino lawmaker himself
and his handlers assured
boxing fans, especially from
Down Under, who will be
seeing him in flesh for the
first time in the 12-round
encounter billed as the big-
gest yet to be held in that
country.
“Yes,  Australian box-
ing fans and those from all
over the world who have
been keenly awaiting for
this fight to happen, which
they said will be the biggest
boxing event in Australia,
can also expect the best in
me,” Pacquiao promised
after Saturday’s 40-round
training session in  his own
Pacman Gym at the heart
of his hometown General
Santos City.
“I have been prepar-
ing hard for this fight, pre-
cisely para mabigyan ang
fans ng pinakamagandang
laban na puwede nilang
mapanood. Ibibigay ko sa
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Pacquiao works out
for top fighting form
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