Manny Pacquiao is confident his brother Bobby Pacquiao will climb the ring on June 17 in Friant, Carlifornia, armed to the teeth. Bobby has been penciled to wage war with Carlos Navarro for the WBC Continetal Americas super-feather throne. “Bobby is training hard in the world-class gym of Tony Aldeguer. He will be in shape for this fight,” Manny told Fightnews on Friday morning. Bobby will be brought to the States on June 12 by Mike Koncz, a Los Angeles-based lawyer who is arriving in the country on June 7 with Mexican fighter Gilberto Bolanos. Bolanos battles Cebu phenom Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista on June 11 in Mandaue, Cebu, in a show to be put up by Tony Aldeguer and Sammy Gello-ani. Koncz is an avid supporter of Filipino fighters like the Pacquiao brothers, Z Gorres and Bautista.
——————————————————————————– Speaking of Manny, he is flying to Los Angeles on June 12 to be briefed by his lawyers for the June 20 hearing of his case against promoter Murad Muhammad. Manny is hoping that a decision will be made in two weeks time so he can prepare for a fight in September. ——————————————————————————– The Philippine boxing community is excited over reports that ex-world champ Gerry Penalosa is returning to the ring on June 10 in Lynn, Mass. against Reynaldo Hurtado of Colombia. Penalosa was thinking about returning to Manila after a May 27 fight with Hurtado failed to materialize in Florida.
