All eyes are on Pacquiao’s return to the boxing ring — and whether Father Time has caught up to him or not – after an almost two-year inactivity as a rumored title fight against World Boxing Council welterweight champion Mario Barrios continues to grow louder.
In what could be a measure of fitness for an ambitious chase for a professional boxing comeback and a shot at becoming a world champion once more, Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is looking at nothing other than a convincing victory against Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in their three-round exhibition at the Saitama Super Arena on Sunday, July 28.
The 28-years-old Japanese foe, for one, is not a pushover as a former K1 lightweight champion, boasting a kickboxing record of 36-8-1 with 14 knockouts.62-8-2 with 39 knockouts, although he admitted that his preparations for the exhibition was still far from what he usually does in a professional fight.
“To have the proper execution of all those strategies. The reason why I was able to capture many different weight divisions is because of that,” he added.Pacquiao trained occasionally in his hometown in General Santos City before taking his preparations to a higher gear when he landed in Japan just a few days ago.
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