Fighter of the Decade Congressman MANNY “PACMAN” PACQUIAO, boxing’s only eight-division world champion, and New York’s undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion CHRIS ALGIERI, who has Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring, concluded their 27,273-mile international media tour on Friday with a New York media day that included visits to The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, New York Daily News and Associated Press.
The 12-day media tour, which began on August 25 at The Venetian Macao, included press conferences or public and private appearances in Shanghai, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York. They kicked off the U.S. tour with an impressive editorial roundtable with the San Francisco Chronicle, followed by an afternoon with Comcast Sports Net Bay Area, which included a satellite tour with Comcast Sports Net affiliates around the nation.
Thousands of fans greeted them at AT&T Park and Dodger Stadium, where they threw out ceremonial first pitches before the Giants-Brewers and Dodgers-Nationals games, respectively. They pressed the flesh at the grandest arrival ever at The Venetian Las Vegas and rang the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange, where traders on the floor unanimously rated their upcoming world championship pay-per-view fight a “strong buy.”
Now the REAL work begins for them – training camp.
Pacquiao (56-4-3), the Filipino icon, defends his WBO welterweight title against Algieri (20-0), the scholar-fighter, Saturday, November 22, at THE VENETIAN® MACAO’S COTAI ARENA. Promoted by Top Rank® and Sands China Ltd., in association with MP Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s STAR BOXING,BANNER PROMOTIONS and Tecate, the Pacquiao vs. Algieri world welterweight championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.v
