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13 August 2010
Pacquiao drafts in Chavez Jr for Sparring
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| Sparring: Chavez Jr. |
Mexican flies to Manila to work with Freddie and Manny.
WBA Light-Middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has flown to Manila in the Phillipines to act as chief sparring partner to Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao see’s Chavez Jr’s fight style as ideal preparation for two-time World Champion Antonio Margartio when the pair sqaure up on November 13th in a venue yet to be decided.
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| Challenge: Cotto |
Chavez has fought his last two bouts at Middleweight but drop’s down to challenge the experienced Cotto with the venue most likely to be the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Chavez Jr’s switched camps to Freddie Roach just before his last fight, which was a landslide points victory at 160lbs against John Duddy and his most notible victory to date.
For Pacquiao, training is being stepped up with the Maragarito fight just over eight weeks away as he challenge’s for the vacant WBC Light-Middleweight Title at a catch-weight of 150lbs.
A win for the Pacman would be his eighth different weight-class world title victory.
