THE Summer Capital will lay out its red carpet treatment anew as Manny Pacquiao will once again train in the city to build up against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao will return to the City of Pines for the third time, and it will be the pound for pound king’s third bout against the Mexican slugger who he scored a draw in the first fight before scoring a controversial split decision in the second fight.
The Saranggani representative is considered an 8-1 favorite to repulse Marquez, who battled the Filipino to an all-action 12-round draw the first time they met in May 2004 and lost a hairline split decision in the rematch in March 2008.
The third fight will be at a catch weight of 145 lbs with Pacquiao’s World Boxing Organization welterweight crown on the line.
And to spice up things in the training camp, Freddie Roach will be bringing over the 25-year-old Venezuelan lightweight, Jorge Linares to the Philippines to serve as Pacquiao’s sparring partner.
Reports in the national dailies said Pacquiao’s camp will set up three weeks of camp in the Summer Capital and will be enough to prepare for the remainder of the training camp in Hollywood where the most demanding phase will take place.
Roach and physical conditioning expert Alex Ariza will once again be in the fold for the eight-weight class division champion before moving to the US for the final phase of their training.
Roach is expected to arrive in the country September 19 to start Pacquiao’s training camp and will return to the US with the Filipino boxing icon on October 7 to continue the training program at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.
Ariza is expected to arrive earlier to prepare Pacquiao before the start of the tough training schedule.
The Summer Capital has become a permanent part of the Pacman’s training attributed by the cool climate and the high altitude, which have contributed to his excellent physical conditioning.
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