MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao’s eight-week buildup for his May 7 fight with Shane Mosley reaches its climax this week when the Filipino fighter spars for 12 rounds — the most number in one day – against four punchers at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.
Pacquiao adviser Mike Koncz said Freddie Roach is back in Los Angeles after steering Amir Khan to victory over the weekend in Manchester, England, and got reunited with his prized pupil in the gym.
Pacquiao’s sparring sessions will hit its peak either Tuesday or Thursday, according to Koncz.
Shawn Porter, Karim Mayfield, David Rodela and Ray Beltran will take turns in going up the ring this week, which will be the most crucial in the entire training camp that kicked off in Baguio City in mid-March.
“Manny’s doing fine in training and everything’s been great,” said Koncz, stressing that “the sparring will be more intense this week.”
Slowly, Roach will cut down the number of rounds in the last two weeks and by the time Pacquiao travels to Las Vegas by land on May 2, he would have racked up more than 100 rounds of sparring.
The Mosley fight will be the 20th time that Roach will be in the corner of Pacquiao in a US ring.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao will host an open workout on April 20 at the Wild Card but the media won’t be able to see him bang bodies since it is a non-sparring day.
Mosley staged his own open workout for the media last week in Big Bear, California. Pacquiao is an overwhelming 6-1 favorite to retain his hold on the mythical pound-for-pound and World Boxing Organization welterweight crowns at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Source: mb.com.ph
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