Pacquiao eyes Thurman's WBA title in Las Vegas


World Welterweight Title Fight 

Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman

Professional Boxing Match

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Saturday, 20 July 2019 at 22:00 

 
WBA (Super) welterweight champion Keith Thurman will defend his title against legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao on Saturday.
 
Filipino boxer Pacquiao (61-7-2), who has recorded 39 KOs, has set his sights on Thurman's belt having held the WBA (Regular) welterweight title since 2018. 
 
Pacquiao, 40, remains the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing, having won twelve major world titles and he is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight divisions of boxing - flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.
 
"What I can see in my training camp, we did a lot, we did our best in training. I believe we are ready, 100% condition, physically, mentally, and most of all, spiritually," said Pacquiao.

"And I'm sure my opponent worked hard, trained hard for Saturday, so I am expecting a good fight. Like he said, toe to toe on Saturday would be good. I mean, it's been a while that I got an experience like that. So this is gonna be exciting, the way he talked to you guys today. I hope that he will do it on Saturday," he added.

Keith Thurman in action

Meanwhile, Thurman remains an undefeated welterweight boxer having held the WBA title since 2015 and he is looking to extend his reign.
 
The American fighter (29-0-1) is a former unified welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title since 2015 (promoted to Super champion in 2017), and previously the WBC title from 2017 to 2018
 
Thurman, 30, is a formidable knockout power and he is considered one of the hardest punchers in the welterweight division.

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"I hope he comes to knock me out. I think Manny Pacquiao's style is all about his offense. Against the right kind of fighter, that offense -- even though it's a strength -- can also be a weakness because it's all about timing him when he's coming in. I've got to hit him before he hits me," Thurman told CBS Sports.

"I hope he's offended, I hope he's out of his game plan and I hope all that he's thinking about is to come to knock me out because I'm going to expose him."
 
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Published: 07/18/2019