The only risk is, if it will rain.
Besides that, no frills are expected to disrupt Manny Pacquiao?s highly anticipated December 11 fight at The Fort Global City in Taguig.
A level makeshift arena will be built over five days, beginning Monday, and is expected to hold 8,000 seated patrons in the VIP section.
This is besides the standing-room, general-admission area from where at least 30,000 more people can watch Pacquiao slug it out with Fahsan 3K Battery of Thailand next Saturday.
The area, covering nearly six hectares, where the fight will be held (just across the MC Home Depot) is where The Global City normally runs huge entertainment events.
Since he first fought in the US in June 2001, Pacquiao has only fought in Metro Manila one other time.
In March 2003, the 25-year-old General Santos native knocked out Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov of Kazakhstan in the fifth round of a nontitle fight at the Luneta Grandstand.
Standing fans in Pacquiao?s Luneta fight were admitted free.
In Taguig, standing fans will be charged P100.
?In the history of open-field [sports] events here in the Philippines, there hasn?t been one single time where an event was rescheduled because of bad weather,? Leonard Mendoza, one of the members of the organizing team of the Pacquiao-Fahsan bout.
?If it drizzles, we still push through. Kapag malakas ang ulan, ?yun lang ang time na hindi natin itutuloy.?
Only the ring where the boxers will fight is roofed.
Pacquiao, the reigning featherweight champion, was supposed to arrive here in Manila from Davao City.
But due to the series of typhoons that hit Southern Luzon this week, the General Santos-born southpaw opted to reschedule his Manila trip.
He is expected to fly in tomorrow.
The only time Pacquiao lost in Metro Manila as a pro was in February 1996, nearly three years before he won his first world championship.
He lost then to Rustico Torrecampo in Mandaluyong City via third-round knockout.
Pacquiao will be joined by renowned American boxing trainer Freddie Roach, local trainer Buboy Fernandez and veteran cornerman Lito Mondejar.
The last time Asian Events, organizer of the bout, handled a sports event was in December last year when ESPN Star Sports held the Asian Extreme Games in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
This year, Asian Events was responsible for organizing logistics in the Linkin Park concert last July at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
According to Mendoza, a total of 300 bouncers are expected to be deployed to beef up security.
That is besides the 200 uniformed security personnel that the Fort Bonifacio Global City will send out and 100 more local police coming from the local government.
An estimated 1,000 uniformed and civilian-clad security will be onsite.
Carefully constructed perimeter fences will be put up to enclose the event proper.
?Normally when you expect more than 5,000 people to come for an event, talagang matindi ang security,? Mendoza added.
Mendoza said that the parking space, which could pose a potential headache to spectators due to the expected heavy turnout, won?t exactly be a concern.
He cited the Boyz II Men concert held in February when 2,000 vehicles were parked inside The Global City vicinity.
