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Arum sees both Pacquiao-Vargas, Donaire-Magdaleno ending in KOs

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/11/02/pacquiao-110216.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Boxer Manny Pacquiao works out in advance of his WBO welterweight bout against Jessie Vargas, in Los Angeles, California. Lucy Nicholson, Reuters</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Top Rank chief executive Bob Arum believes boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as he predicts knockout finishes in two highly anticipated matches in Las Vegas.Manny Pacquiao will make his return from a brief retirement to fight Jessie Vargas for the WBO welterweight title, while Donaire will defend his WBO super bantamweight belt against dangerous challenger Jessie Magdaleno.Arum fully expects Vargas to go toe-to-toe with Pacquiao and not to back down even when the &quot;Pacman&quot; starts to throw multi-punch combinations.&quot;So much of boxing is mental,&quot; Arum said in an interview with Dyan Castillejo of ABS-CBN News. &quot;And (Vargas) has the confidence that he&#x27;s gonna beat Manny Pacquiao, and that he&#x27;s gonna knock Manny Pacquiao out. He believes that.&quot;&quot;I look for this to be a tremendous fight, and I really believe that the winner of this fight wins by knockout,&quot; he predicted.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/boxing/news/2016/11/02/pacquiao-reps-senate-mouthguard-vargas-fight-17423">Pacquiao reps the Philippine Senate through mouthguard in Vargas fight</a></li></ul>Arum did not predict who will win, but noted that Vargas is capable of catching Pacquiao at a vulnerable moment. &quot;When Manny is throwing big combinations, Jessie will stand in there and fire back,&quot; he warned.Given that both Pacquiao and Vargas are come-forward, aggressive fighters, Arum expects them to engage in a Fight of the Year contender.&quot;As long as the fight goes, it&#x27;s gonna be a hell of a fight, and it will be bombs away,&quot; he said. &quot;I can&#x27;t wait for this fight. I really am anticipating one of the best fights, not only for this year, but for the last few years.&quot;Pacquiao has not won by knockout since 2009, although he twice floored Timothy Bradley when they fought in April. Meanwhile, Vargas won his last fight by knockout, but only 10 of his 27 wins have come via stoppage.<div>TOUGH FIGHT FOR DONAIRE</div>Donaire-Magdaleno is another great match-up, according to Arum.&quot;It&#x27;s another fight that&#x27;s gonna end in a knockout,&quot; he predicted. &quot;Nonito is a great punching guy, throws great punches. Magdaleno is a knockout artist, and he&#x27;s trained for this fight like no other fight.&quot;&quot;Nonito has a tough, tough fight ahead of him.&quot;Donaire has won four of his last five fights via knockout, most recently a third round stoppage of Zsolt Bedak in Cebu City last April. The unbeaten Magdaleno (23-0) has won 17 fights by knockout.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.In the Philippines, you can watch the fight live, commercial-free and in high definition on November 6, 9 a.m. on SKY Sports Pay-Per-View. In the Middle East, the fight will be shown on November 6 at 4 a.m. in KSA and 5 a.m. in Dubai, live (with replays) via TFC.tv. It is also available via OSN, ELife and Mozaic TV powered by Ooredoo. In the US, it will be shown on November 5 live, distributed by Top Rank PPV.

Top Rank chief executive Bob Arum believes boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as he predicts knockout finishes in two highly anticipated matches in Las Vegas.

Top Rank chief executive Bob Arum believes boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as he predicts knockout finishes in two highly anticipated matches in Las Vegas.

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Arum sees both Pacquiao-Vargas, Donaire-Magdaleno ending in KOs

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 02, 2016 04:41 PM PHT

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