{"id":6535,"date":"2014-04-09T17:02:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T09:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2014-04-09T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T09:08:38","slug":"pacman-now-in-las-vegas-to-prepare-for-saturdays-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/04\/09\/pacman-now-in-las-vegas-to-prepare-for-saturdays-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"PacMan now in Las Vegas to prepare for Saturday’s fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym. Photo by Chris Farina \/ Manny Pacquiao official Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Las Vegas \u2013 He’s ready and hungry for revenge.<\/p>\n

Eight-division champion Manny Pacquaio is now in Las Vegas to prepare for his rematch against Timothy Bradley Jr. on Saturday, April 12th<\/sup> (April 13th<\/sup> noon in the Philippines).<\/p>\n

The two boxers\u2019 first encounter was on June 9, 2012, where Bradley won by a split decision\u2014a decision that sparked uproar in the boxing industry. Since then, the fight has been known as one of the most controversial fights in boxing history.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Reuters last week, Pacquiao shared his thoughts about the upcoming rematch.<\/p>\n

“This fight is very important to me, it’s going to be a good fight and I’m excited,” Pacquiao said.<\/p>\n

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Timothy Bradley Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Photo by Chris Farina \/ Manny Pacquiao official Facebook page<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Pambansang Kamao<\/i> started training for this fight roughly two months ago with his long-time coach Freddie Roach.<\/p>\n

“My training is going very well and we’re doing a lot of things that we haven’t done in the past,” Pacquiao said in vernacular.<\/p>\n

“Bradley’s mouth may get him in trouble this time. Manny feels like he slapped him in the face. He thought Bradley was a good guy but his true colors came out and he’s talking sh-t and Manny is going to make him pay for it,” Roach said.<\/p>\n

On Manny\u2019s official Facebook page, he posted a photo with the caption, “This is the first time I have challenged for a world title that I lost. Do I want it back? You bet I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since his last winning fight against Brandon Rios, Manny now holds a record of 55-5-2 with 38 knock-outs under his belt. Meanwhile, Bradley has 31-0 with 12 knock-outs.<\/p>\n

The two will face off once again on April 12th<\/sup> at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

With report from Reuters, Solar News Philippines<\/em><\/p>\n

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