the filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao presented this Thursday Los Angeles in the form of a hologram to promote an exhibition fight in a press conference. In a gray suit and blue shirt, the Filipino appeared from Seoul in South Korea, more than 9,000 kilometers from California, in the form of a virtual double made by the company Proto.
A great first in the history of boxing, which allowed him to secure the traditional front before fighting his opponent. At 43 years old, the legendary boxer will fight South Korean DK Yoo on December 10 in a friendly match in Seoul. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the homeless in the Philippines as well as Ukrainian families who are victims of the Russian-led war.
“I will try to show that Pacquiao is still there in boxing.”said the Pinoy, the only boxer to become world champion in eight different weight classes. “It’s my return to the ring, boxing is my passion and I’m going to have to work hard, even if it’s an exhibition fight,” he ventured.
Even after not wrestling for over a year, he had no doubts about his ability to win. “I will try to finish the match immediately so we can go home early,” he said.
your opponent, DK Yoo, is a martial arts specialist who has 655,000 subscribers on YouTube. The “modern Bruce Lee,” as host Cynthia Conte described him in his introduction Thursday, previously competed in a 2021 boxing exhibition match against MMA fighter Brad Scott.
“It’s an honor” to face the legend Pacquiao, said the fighter. He also sees himself as the winner, despite the huge difference between the two winners. “I’m taller and younger”, said.
‘Pac-man’ retired in August 2021 after losing to Cuban Yordenis Ugas. He left the ring with 72 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, and remains one of the most successful boxers in history, the only one to have been world champion in four different decades.
But this departure seems far from certain. On Thursday, the Pinoy said his plan “face the winner of the fight” between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, which will take place in November. He is also not ruling out a rematch against Floyd Mayweather, whom he defeated in the “fight of the century” in 2015. “I felt lonely when I stopped boxing,” he slipped.
Source: La Verdad
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