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Pacquiao to fly to Los Angeles to train at Wild Card before SONA

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<p>World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao plans to fly to the United States in mid-July to train at Freddie Roach&#x27;s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for his welterweight title match against Errol Spence Jr.</p><p>This means he won&#x27;t be in the Philippines by the time President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) late in July.</p><p>&quot;Before SONA . . . second week of July,&quot; Pacquiao said in an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqoA3ylFWn0">boxing journalist Nick</a> Giongco on YouTube when asked when he plans to leave for the US.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/09/21/pacquiao-vs-spence-is-history-in-the-making-says-thurman">Pacquiao vs Spence is &#x27;history in the making,&#x27; says Thurman</a></li></ul><p>Pacquiao, 42, is allotting at least a whole month of intensive training for his title unification about against the younger undefeated champion in Spence.</p><p>Spence holds the WBC and IBF welterweight titles while Pacquiao is staking the WBA &quot;super&quot; welterweight crown.</p><p>&quot;My concern is he&#x27;s younger . . . (Pero) mabilis pa rin naman ako at &#x27;yung uhaw ko sa taas ng ring nandoon pa rin,&quot; said Pacquiao.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/06/21/errol-spence-manny-pacquiao">Spence says he wants to KO Pacquiao to retirement</a></li></ul><p>Pacquiao added that he has personally scrutinized Spence&#x27;s fight game at ringside while the latter was in the ring with Mikey Garcia in March 2019. </p><p>He already considered Spence&#x27;s southpaw stance and punching power before making a decision to announce their Aug. 21 bout.</p><p>&quot;Lahat naman ng suntok malakas e, basta mapatama ka,&quot; Pacquiao said. &quot;Kaliwete ito, pero pinagaralan kong mabuti &#x27;yung style niya.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1694728" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Pacquiao, 42, is allotting at least a whole month of intensive training for his title unification about against the younger undefeated champion in Spence.</p>

Pacquiao, 42, is allotting at least a whole month of intensive training for his title unification about against the younger undefeated champion in Spence.