INQUIRER Sports

FILIPINOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND in Europe will virtually have front-row seats to the WBO welterweight title fight featuring pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and holder Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

ABS-CBN?s The Filipino Channel (TFC) subscribers in the Middle East as well as in Britain, Italy, Greece, Germany and Spain will be able to watch the fight live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas via the channel?s pay-per-view service.

?We are very pleased to be part of Philippine history wherein, through TFC, Filipinos in the Middle East and in Europe will be able to cheer for Manny,? said Edson Aguiflor, country manager of ABS-CBN Global, which arranged for the event to be voiced-over in Filipino.