It has been reported that Pacquiao had suffered a leg injury during his training in Los Angeles, California, but his coach Freddie Roach said that it was not an injury, it was just “shin splints” and Manny Pacquiao is ready and all set for his fight with Joshua Clottey on March 13 in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas (March 14 here in the Philippines). Pacquiao, the seven-division world champion will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title which he won after beating Miguel Cotto last November.
Manila residents will have the chance to watch for free the live telecast of Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao‘s fight against Ghana ‘s Joshua Clottey on March 14, through the giant screens to be set up by the city government in several venues throughout the city.
Residents in District 1 can see Pacquiao slug it out with Clottey at the Tondo Sports Complex; District 2 residents at the Sentro ng Malikhaing Manileño (formerly Patricia Sports Complex); District 3 residents at the Rasac Covered Court; District 4, Dapitan Sports Complex; District 5, San Andres Sports and Civic Center; and District 6, Sarmiento Covered Court.
Projectors and LCD screens will be used for the no-commercial break showing for the residents.
All in all, the city government said that a total 20,000 people would get the chance to watch the fight live and for free and that the sites would be ready to admit people as early as 8 a.m. [Inquirer]
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