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Pacquiao's sparmates arrives with Roach Sunday
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 18 Sep 2010
Enroute from?Los Angeles (Friday)?is Freddie Roach---armed with his choice sparring partners ready to?take?on Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao.
Destination: City of Pines, Baguio City.
Mission: 6-week simulation of Nov 13th MP dance partner Antonio ?Manos de Cemento? Margarito.
?Our preparation is like a final exam. It ain?t easy, but good things happen when you work hard,? Roach stressed.
Heading Coach Freddie?s cadre is Michael ?Murder Man? Medina, a junior-middleweight who has worked with the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
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Medina?s past gym performances with juniors Floyd and JSC impressed Roach, who didn?t hesitate when approached by boxing man Hermie Rivera, and booked him a spot in the crowded team.
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Here's the line-up in full:
Michael ?Murder Man? Medina , light-middle, ?(24W, 2L, Draw 2, KO19)
??????? Aching for a rematch against John Duddy (loss SD 10)
??????? Possible rematch with Vince Matirosyan ( loss UD 10))
Rashad Holloway, welterweight (11W, 1L, KO 0)
MP ?Suki? and Wildcard Gym regular
Slick boxer-puncher according to Examiner.com?s Dennis D?Source Guillermo
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Vince ?Nightmare? Matirosyan, light middle (28W, 0L, KO17)
Armenian boxer who has a win over current WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (during the 1st AIBA 2004 American Olympic Qualifying tournament in Tijuana , Mexico )
Has Victories over Joe Greene and Kassim Ouma at light-middle
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Glen Tapia, welterweight, (7W, 0L)
A first-timer from Passaic , New Jersey
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