After another hard day’s work Monday in Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao said he’s all set for the WBC-mandated weigh-in 30 days before his rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez.
“I feel okay. My weight is fine. No problem,” said Pacquiao over the phone as he waited for dinner to be served in his La Palazzo apartment following his training at the Wild Card Gym.
Pacquiao said the WBC weigh-in might take place Thursday in Los Angeles, while Marquez will be weighed in Mexico. Both fighters should weigh no more than 142 lbs 30 days before the rematch.
This is being done so the WBC can monitor the progress of each boxer, and that they are not forced to lose too much weight, in this case 12 pounds, with only one month remaining.
“I’m right on it,” he said of the limit.
But Pacquiao refused to say how much he exactly weighs right now, or barely one month since he started training in Los Angeles for the big fight scheduled March 15 in Las Vegas.
Latest reports regarding his weight, and it came two weeks ago, said he’s somewhere near 138 lbs.
Pacquiao had difficulty making 130 lbs against Marco Antonio Barrera last October. But though he made it and won the fight, it seems that this will be his last fight as a super-featherweight.
Pacquiao, however, assured that there’s nothing to worry about.
“Our training is going on smoothly. We are not hurrying things up. I’m taking this fight very seriously,” said the 29-year-old megastar who spars Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Pacquiao said he’s never skipped a day in training since Jan. 16, except on Sundays where he normally runs in the morning, then goes to church and spends the rest of the day in his $4,000-a-month apartment.
“It’s always been 30 rounds a day when I don’t spar,” he said, counting every three minutes spent on the mitts with Freddie Roach, speed ball, heavy bag, double-end bag, ropes and shadow boxing.
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