An expected epic Pacquiao vs Marquez trilogy needs a media-hype like no other.
That’s exactly what the promoter, Top Rank Promotions, has prepared: A one-week, four-city press tour that will start in Manila on Sept. 3 and end in Mexico City.
More than 100,000 people, including members of the international media, are expected to witness the planned extravaganza complete with music starring Pacquiao himself, who is expected to sing his hit single "Sometimes When We Touch."
The first leg of the press tour in Manila is expected to draw some 50,000 at the Mall of Asia, a throng Marquez’s turf in Mexico will try to match.
On Sept. 4, the Pacquiao-Marquez entourage will leave for New York for a media conference on Sept. 5 (Sept. 6 in Manila).
The next stop in Los Angeles was originally scheduled for two days but was reduced to one (on Sept. 7), with the final leg in Mexico set on Sept. 8 (Sept. 9 in Manila).
After the press conference in Mexico, Pacquiao will catch a flight back to Manila.
Team Pacquiao, including chief trainer Freddie Roach and physical conditioning coach Alex Ariza, will then motor to Baguio City where the World Boxing Organization welterweight champ will start training for the Nov. 12 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, VisionQuest president and CEO Michael Lodge and his team left in a huff yesterday after failing to seek an audience with the eight-division champion, who terminated the services of Lodge’s firm barely weeks after signing a contract.
Source: malaya.com.ph
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