GRAPEVINE, Texas (vi Pera Padala) ? Media men covering the Manny Pacquiao-Margarito duel can take a glimpse of what?s to be expected in the 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council super-welterweight championship when the protagonists meet in the Press Conference Wednesday at the East Plaza of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Pacquiao, the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt-holder, and Margarito, himself a three-time world champ, will appraise the journalists of their chances in their 12-round confrontation set Saturday at the Cowboys NFL arena-turned boxing house.
Wednesday?s presser, set at 1 p.m., is one of the few pre-fight activities in the card, originally said to be a mismatch but is turning out to have awaken the interest of the international boxing community.
Another meet-the-press, focusing on the 70-round undercards, presented by Top Rank, will be staged at noon the next day, also at the same venue.
On the eve of the fight Friday was reserved for the weight-in.
Meanwhile, media men are reminded that the final accreditation cards that will replace the ones initially distributed, will be issued from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday.
Stadium doors will open at 4 p.m. in time for the first bout scheduled at 5 o?clock
Televised bouts starting with the 10-rounder between Brandon Rios and Omri Lowther starts at 8 o?clock in the evening. Other undercard fights feature a 12-rounder between Ricardo Cordoba against Guillermo Rigondeaux for the WBA Interim world junior featherweight title, and 10-rounder between Jesus Sotto Karrass and Mike Jones.
A pair of eight-rounders, two six-rounders and two four-rounders, including tht between promising Juan Martin Elorde, great grandson of the late boxing legend Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde, round out the supporting cards.
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