Manny Pacquiao tries to land a punch towards Japan’s Rukiya Anpo of their three-round exhibition at Saitama Tremendous Enviornment in Japan.–MP Promotions/Wendell Alinea
SAITAMA, Japan–Manny Pacquiao wished an actual combat and Rukiya Anpo made positive to deliver it on Sunday.
What was anticipated to be a lightweight exercise for Pacquiao turned out to be a tricky three-round take a look at for the boxing legend eyeing a possible comeback later within the yr.
“It is a good tuneup for me to return again in boxing. And I spotted numerous issues to develop extra and work on,” stated Pacquiao, who’s in talks to problem WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in October or November.
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“Anpo is robust and he fights nicely despite the fact that he didn’t have sufficient expertise in boxing.”
The 6-foot Anpo was too massive as nicely for Pacquiao, who gave up seven inches in top.
“Anpo is simply too massive for me,” admitted Pacquiao, who was initially slated to face 5-foot-8 Chihiro Suzuki earlier than a late swap.
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Anpo, a former Okay-1 champion and martial artist, stated he was attempting to knock Pacquiao out however simply couldn’t regardless of his obtrusive dimension benefit.
“That is my first time boxing towards a legend. I’m very impressed by the best way he fought regardless of the dimensions distinction,” stated Anpo.
The combat was set at a 69-kilogram catchweight with no judges’ choice.
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