FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao Monday morning said he?s been experiencing cough and colds days after his latest promotional tour in San Francisco, California.
This was revealed by Pacquiao in an interview with the daily morning radio show ?Sports Chat? moments before the Filipino boxing sensation hit the sack Sunday night at his posh Palazzo apartment in Park La Brea in Los Angeles.
?Apat na araw na din ito pero wala naman problema. Noong Sabado naka-spar pa ako ng 10-rounds,? said Pacquiao.
The 29-year-old Filipino holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight belt will target the WBC lightweight crown of defending champion David Diaz in a 12-round battle on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pacquiao, with a record of 46-3-2, 35 by knockouts, will be campaigning in the tough 135-lb division for the first time.
Early last week Pacquiao and Diaz where held a free public workout at the WestWind martial-arts school in Berkeley. After their workout it took Pacquiao almost an hour before he could take even a bite of his steak and plain rice as he was besieged by autograph seekers.
This Thursday (Manila Time) Pacquiao and Diaz continue their tour in San Diego where a throng of boxing fans, most of whom are expected be Pacman fans, are set to attend.
“I don’t mind this at all – I want to make everyone happy. I’m surprised there are so many people today,” Pacquiao told the widely-read San Francisco Chronicle last week. “But I know I have a lot of supporters here.”
Pacquiao recently won the WBC super featherweight crown via split verdict over bitter Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez last March 15 also in LasVegas. The win made Pacquiao the first ever three-division world champion in Asia as he also held titles in the flyweight and super bantamweight divisions.
The 31-year-old southpaw Diaz (34-1-1 with 14 knockouts) was crowned the regular World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion when he outpointed Morales in their 12-round encounter August of last year in Rosemont, Illinois. Previous to that Diaz captured the interim belt with a 10th round TKO over Jose Armando Sta. Cruz on August 2006 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Diaz? last bout was beneath the Marquez-Pacquiao rematch where the Chicago native won a 10-
round verdict against Mexican Ramon Montano.
