Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao won’t have to worry about suffering from jet lag in the run up to his fourth fight against Mexican dynamo Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao says he is making major changes to his preparations this time for the December 8 non-title fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
Instead of starting training camp in his native Philippines then shifting to trainer Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in Hollywood for final weeks, Pacquiao plans to do all his sparring at the southern California facility.
“No days will be wasted travelling between training camps in the Philippines and California,” Pacquiao said on Monday.
The two boxing warriors kicked off a three-city promotional tour on Monday by staging a news conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The tour continues with another news conference on Wednesday in New York.
The contest at the MGM’s Grand Garden Arena will be the fourth fight in the intense rivalry between the two boxing champions.
Pacquiao says this time he won’t make the mistake of underestimating Marquez when they square off in the non-title fight.