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HOT FROM MANNY PACQUIAO MEDIA CENTRAL! Los Angeles Training Camp Week No. 1 Edition LOS ANGELES (June 22, 2019) -- The reigning Fighter of the Decade and boxer laureate, Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), is back and the sports world is for the better because of it. One week removed from his landing to a throng of fans and media at LAX, Manny has exceeded everyone's expectations in training camp for his challenge of undefeated WBA welterweight super champion Keith "One Time" Thurman -- which may be the only normal thing about his current training camp. Three days in, he was displaying a chiseled physique and a six pack of abs. Forty may just be a number to Manny but his trainer, World- Famous Freddie Roach, wouldn't be surprised if Thurman became Manny's fortieth knockout victim. "If Thurman comes straight in and goes after Manny, which I think he will, he is going to be cooked. Chef Manny will be serving him up on a platter like Lobster Thurmandor," said Roach. Boxing's only eight-division world champion and the Philippines' national treasure, Amazin' Manny is preparing for his third world championship fight in the past 12 months. He and Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), from Clearwater, Florida, who is 10 years Manny's junior, will battle in a welterweight world title attraction that headlines a PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per- View event, Saturday, July 20, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. * MEDIA CENTRAL * Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times: "Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach is Back with Manny Pacquiao, and Free of Parkinson's Symptoms" https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/2019/06/21/boxing-trainer-freddie-roach-back-manny-pacquiao-free- symptoms/1527848001/ Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: "Manny Pacquiao Shows Freddie Roach He Understands the Sport of Boxing" https://www.dailynews.com/2019/06/21/manny-pacquiao-shows-freddie-roach-he-understands-the-sport-of-boxing/ Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com: "Freddie Roach: Thurman 'Terrible' Last Fight; Will Run From Pacquiao" https://www.boxingscene.com/roach-thurman-terrible-last-fight-run-from-pacquiao-- 140174?fbclid=IwAR1Jl9nFwswikoJurFQwRZCsSXisDgxErqIc3c962pt2pADPGfULT8PbT-I Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse: "Riled-Up Pacquiao Taps 'Aggressive' Streak for Thurman" https://news.yahoo.com/people-power-fuels-pacquiao-thurman-battle-012349313--box.html Josh Katzowitz, Forbes: "Manny Pacquiao Will Beat Keith Thurman; Here's Why Freddie Roach is So Confident" https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshkatzowitz/2019/06/20/manny-pacquiao-vs-keith-thurman-freddie-roach- analysis/?fbclid=IwAR3qAzuWfVRBUqF5cb8_SsOF0tkZSqLaAQbLPfDwgteQcyX3N0YxOyEqWY8#77dc9eb12080 Unus Alladin, South China Morning Post: "Manny Pacquiao Will Make Me a Huge Score When He Beats Keith Thurman, says Trainer Freddie Roach" https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3015291/manny-pacquiao-will-make-me-huge-score-when-he-beats-keith- thurman John McAuley, The National: "Manny Pacquiao's Rediscovered Aggression is Bad News for Keith Thurman, Warns Trainer Freddie Roach" https://www.thenational.ae/sport/other-sport/manny-pacquiao-s-rediscovered-aggression-is-bad-news-for-keith- thurman-warns-trainer-freddie-roach-1.877338 ************************* Pacquiao and Thurman will battle in a welterweight world title attraction that headlines a PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. In a battle of unbeatens, IBF super middleweight world champion Caleb "Sweethands" Plant (28-0, 10 KOs), from Nashville, will make the first defense of his title against the pride of the University of Notre Dame Mike Lee (21-0, 11 KOs), from Chicago, in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes preceding the Pay-Per-View and beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The respective world championship showdowns will take place on Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Click HERE for Fighter Bios Promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, remaining tickets to this world championship event can be purchased online through AXS.com, charge by phone at 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office. Plant vs. Lee is presented by TGB Promotions and Sweethands Promotions. For more information: visit www.premierboxingchampions.com, http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepageand www.foxdepor tes.com, follow on Twitter @PremierBoxing, @PBConFOX, @FOXSports, @FOXDeportes, @MayweatherPromo, @TGBPromotions and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.facebook.com/foxsports,www.facebook.com/foxde portes and www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions. # # # CONTACTS: Fred Sternburg, Manny Pacquiao: (303) 548-0707 / [email protected] Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500 / [email protected] Tim Smith, Premier Boxing Champions: [email protected] Hanna Bolt, Keith Thurman: [email protected] Nicole Craig, Mayweather Promotions: (702) 807-1788 TGB Promotions: (818) 817-8001 John Stouffer, FOX Sports: [email protected] Benjamin Spencer, FOX Deportes: [email protected] Katharine Sherrer, MGM Resorts International: (702) 692-6700 Media Credentials: www.MagnaMedia.com .