MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao wants the press tour for his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez cut short.
“Sana ikilian na lang nila (I hope they cut it short),” said the Filipino pound-for-pound champion the other day.
The reason, he said, is because he wants to be back in the country for his live hosting of his new pet: a game show on TV.
The press tour for the Nov. 12 fight, promoter Bob Arum said, starts on Sept. 3 at the historic Araneta Coliseum.
Up next are stops in New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Already scratched from the original plan are stops in London and another Asian country.
Pacquiao’s newest game show, “Manny, Many Prizes,” is aired live on GMA-7 on Saturdays.
“We’ll be at the Araneta Coliseum in the morning and then I can host my show in the evening. Then we leave the following morning for New York,” he said.
For the Shane Mosley fight last May, the press tour took both fighters to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and Washington, where the Filipino icon got the chance to meet President Barack Obama at the White House.
If Pacquiao insists, Arum will have to pull the strings to take the show to New York, LA and Mexico City in just five days.
Source: philstar.com
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