WBC lightweight champion David Diaz and pound-for-pound superstar as well as WBC 130 lbs. champion Manny Pacquiao touched down in Diaz? hometown of Chicago to promote their June 28 championship fight in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. Both fighters attended a pep rally in the city?s Federal Plaza.
Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KOs) further solidified his box office appeal this past March 15 with a thrilling rematch slugfest decision over rival Juan Manuel Marquez. The 29-year-old southpaw ?Pac Man? from the Philippines has won seven straight fights since losing to Erik Morales in March 2005 ? a loss later avenged via two stoppage victories.
Fellow southpaw Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) unbeaten in eight fights, helped start the build-up to his June 28 showdown with Pacquiao by scoring a ten-round non-title points victory over Ramon Montano underneath Pacquiao-Marquez II.
