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Pacquiao in emotional homecoming fight in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand
By Rey Fortaleza (with files from Julian-Ray Fortaleza, Mario ‘Bro Marv’ Hernandez, and Christian Cunanan)
LAS VEGAS. It will always be the he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba, told ReyFort Media Group in a Vegas.
MGM Grand for Emmanuel ‘Manny’ winning the IBF junior featherweight separate interview that Pacquiao will
Pacquiao
later
sent
his
Pacquiao.
title.
“double” what he did in 2018 in his greetings to the Filipino community
In his first fight in the U.S. since
“MGM is my first in America,” fight against Matthyse.
in Vancouver, B.C.
2016, Pacquiao will enter the ring Pacquiao said.
According
to
Fernandez,
Pacquiao has a 60-7-2 fight
at the Garden Arena of Las Vegas’
On Saturday (January 19), Pacquiao is still “hungry” for good record, with 39 knockouts.
MGM Grand, where he fought his first Pacquiao will be defending his WBA fights.
Broner, for his part, is 33-3-1,
professional fight in the U.S.
welterweight title.
“Let us all help him with our with 24 knockouts.
“It’s nice to be back home,”
Pacquiao last fought in 2018, prayers,” Fernandez said in Tagalog.
Pacquiao told journalists at a press snatching the WBA welterweight title
In another interview, Pacquiao
conference Wednesday (January 16). from Lucas Matthyse.
consultant Freddie Roach told
It was his second day in Sin City
Pacquiao’s conditioning coach ReyFort Media Group that he expects
following his arrival Monday for his Justin Fortune told the ReyFort Media the Filipino fighter to deliver an early
January 19 fight with American boxer Group in an interview that Pacquiao, knockout against Broner.
Adrien Broner.
who turned 40 last December, is in
“Don’t be late,” is Roach’s advice
In a press conference, Pacquiao “very, very good” condition.
to those coming to view the fight.
recalls the date of his first professional
“His age is irrelevant,” Fortune
The ReyFort Media Group
in the U.S.
said.
watched as Pacquiao trained in a gym
It was January 23, 2001, when
Head trainer Buboy Fernandez Wednesday outside downtown Las
Rey Fortaleza interviews Coach Freddie Roach
ABS-CBN sportscaster Dyan Castillejo
with Mario Hernandez of Vancouver
All Media representatives interview Manny
Julian Ray Fortaleza and Manny Pacquiao
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Christian Cunanan with Adrien Broner