Manny Pacquiao officially begins training camp in US

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao immediately went to work and began his training camp in the US in preparation for his blockbuster fight against the IBF and WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.

With a month-and-a-half remaining before judgement day, Pacquiao wasted no time and had his usual cardio workout with team Pacman at the Pan Pacific Park.

After the run and light cardio training, Pacquiao entered the familiar premises of the Wild Card Gym and tested his mitts together with long-time trainer Freddie Roach.

One of the most legendary duos in boxing history reunited once again after two years since Pacquiao’s scintillating victory against the hard-hitting Keith “One Time” Thurman.

Pacquiao defied father time against Thurman and handed him his first career knockdown after connecting on a clean one-two combination in the first round and showed the world how dangerous of a fighter he still is.

However, Pacquiao will be facing an undefeated welterweight champion who earned his reputation as a pound-for-pound great holding an outstanding 27-0 win-loss record with 21 of those victories coming via way of knockout.

Despite going into the matchup as a heavy underdog set by several boxing analysts, Pacquiao and his camp are still optimistic that they can pull off the unexpected.

Can Pacquaio continue his unbelievable boxing run and withstand the power and speed of a younger and hungry champion?