As Manny Pacquiao’s fight against the unbeaten American boxer, Timothy Bradley, looms closer, Manny’s training had stepped up by inviting Russian Provodnikov as his sparring partner.
Manny’s Boxing Prowess After five months since his last fight in the ring, Manny Pacquiao had never really lost his entire prowess in boxing as he breezed through Provodnikov. According to latest Philippines Boxing News, Pacquiao’s four-round performance proved enough to convince chief trainer Freddie Roach and keen observers that he’s on track as far as his preparations for Timothy Bradley are concerned.
“The sparring went well,” boxing promoter Wakee Salud told the Inquirer. “ Pacquiao moved well in spite of the fact that he’s been out of the ring for a long time. Apparently, he’s in great shape and the power is still there.”
Salud said Pacquiao controlled the tempo of the bout, though he got hit sometimes by Provodnikov, a relentless puncher in the mold and size of Bradley, who’s gunning for Pacquiao’s World Boxing Organization welterweight crown on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Russian is huge, around 160 pounds, and he can definitely help Manny, who weighs around 145, with his style,” added Salud, an adviser of the Sarangani representative.
The Upcoming Fight Other than the fight between Pacquiao and Bradley in June 9, according to latest Latest News of Pacquiao, which will be the main event of the night, a number of other boxers will also play as undercard of the event.
Unbeaten Mike Jones and Guillermo Rigondeaux will fight for world titles on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s June 9 bout against undefeated Tim Bradley, promoters has announced.
Jones, 26-0 with 19 knockouts, will face US compatriot Randall Bailey, 41-7 with 36 knockouts, for the vacant International Boxing Federation welterweight crown.
Cuban southpaw Rigondeaux, 9-0 with seven knockouts, defends the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title against American Teon Kennedy, 17-1 with two drawn and seven knockouts.
It will be the first world title fight for Jones, who at 29 is eight years younger than Bailey, who is 3-0 since losing to Colombia’s Juan Urango in 2009 in an IBF light-welterweight world title bout. Bailey also lost a world title fight to Miguel Cotto in 2004.
Rigondeaux, who at 31 gives up six years to Kennedy, is a two-time Olympic champion and seven-time Cuban national champion who only made his pro debut in 2009. He won the crown by stopping Puerto Rican Rico Ramos in the sixth round last January.
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