MANNY PACQUIAO JR will make his beginner debut tonight only a matter of months after his dad’s retirement from boxing.
Following temporary coaching stints along with his dad and pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez, Manny Jr sought out the assistance of his previous man’s former head coach Freddie Roach.
And the younger Filipino is about to take to the ring in San Diego in opposition to Andres Rosales.
Wild Card Gym shared luck message for Manny Jr with their 62,000 Instagram followers on Friday.
It learn: “Wild Card Boxing Trainer Marvin Somodio completes coaching with Manny Pacquiao Jr.
“He is about for his first beginner boxing match [Saturday].
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Manny Jr determined to comply with in his dad’s footsteps and take a look at his hand on the candy science after stints modelling and being a social media influencer.
But his dad wasn’t eager on him carving out a profession within the brutal and lonely sport of boxing.
In 2019, the previous eight-weight world champion stated: “We are actually discouraging him [from boxing]
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“In our home, we don’t have any gloves or boxing equipment. But we have a basketball court.”
After raking in millions of pounds fighting some of the best boxers of his generation, Pacquiao was disheartened to see his eldest child express an interest in fighting.
He revealed: “It pains me to see him box because I know how hard it is.”
Boxing legend Pacquiao announced his retirement from the sport last September, closing the curtain on a career that spanned over 26 years.
Pacman, 43, hung up his gloves a month after suffering a unanimous decision defeat to WBA welterweight champ Yordenis Ugas.
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He told Toni Talks: “My boxing career? “My boxing career is already over.
“It’s done because I’ve been in boxing for a long time and my family says that it is enough.
“I just continued [to box] as a result of I’m keen about this sport.
“I will just support other boxers for us to have a champion again.”
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