NEW YORK?Uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao?s emergence as a marquee millionaire fighter on the Home Box Office (HBO) cable TV network may pave the way for other Filipinos to invade the lucrative US market.
Pacquiao?s manager Rod Nazario told US promoter Murad Muhammad the other day to include one or two Filipino contenders in the undercard of the May 22 show featuring the hard-hitting General Santos City southpaw against International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico at a site to be later announced.
Nazario suggested either Pacquiao?s younger brother Bobby who is the Philippine superfeatherweight champion or superflyweight prospect Z Gorres for inclusion. Muhammad, who is co-promoting the card with Bob Arum of Top Rank, assured Nazario the Filipinos will be considered.
