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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BDebl1QGfgg/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-03-27T23:48:44+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 27, 2016 at 4:48pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA, Philippines – Hall-of-Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach is confident that Manny Pacquiao will have no issues fighting with his repaired right shoulder against American boxer Timothy Bradley on April 9.</p><p>Pacquiao had the torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder repaired a few days after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their so-called &quot;Fight of the Century,&quot; and spent most of the second half of 2015 rehabbing and recovering.</p><p>&quot;His rehab, he did on his own,&quot; Roach told <a href="http://www.badlefthook.com/2016/3/26/11310476/freddie-roach-discusses-pacquiao-training-camp-whats-next-for-cotto"><strong>Fight Hub TV</strong></a>. &quot;He prayed to God and he went swimming in the ocean.&quot;</p><p>Pacquiao is now in the final stretch of camp for the last fight of his boxing career, and Roach said the &quot;Pacman&quot; is hitting as strong as ever with his right hand.</p><p>&quot;I tell you what, he blasted me with the right hook. It worked,&quot; Roach said. &quot;(His left and right hands) are about equal.&quot;</p><p>&quot;And no complaints, either,&quot; he added. &quot;No pain. He looks pretty good.&quot;</p><p>Pacquiao&#x27;s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, is similarly confident about the state of the Filipino fighter&#x27;s shoulder.</p><p>&quot;The only thing I can say about Manny is something I see objectively, and that is, he is hitting harder with the right hand than I&#x27;ve ever seen him,&quot; Arum said in a recent <a href="http://www.boxingscene.com/video-bob-arum-details-pacquiao-bradley-trump-beef-more--102667"><strong>Boxing Scene</strong></a> interview.</p><p>&quot;I think that&#x27;s because of the operation, the surgery that fixed the rotator cuff tear which he&#x27;s had since before the (Oscar) De La Hoya fight in 2008,&quot; he added. &quot;That&#x27;s seven long years.&quot;</p><p>With his right shoulder not giving him any problems and his career drawing to a close, Pacquiao is highly motivated to go out on a winning note against Bradley, said Roach.</p><p>&quot;Manny is motivated,&quot; the trainer said. &quot;He trains the same for anybody. He doesn&#x27;t care who the opponent is. He&#x27;s very motivated to win this fight, for sure.&quot;</p><p>(<strong>For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">website</a>.</strong>)</p>

Hall-of-Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach is confident that Manny Pacquiao will have no issues fighting with his repaired right shoulder against American boxer Timothy Bradley on April 9.

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Roach gives update on Pacquiao's shoulder injury

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Published Mar 30, 2016 11:41 AM PHT

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