Business as usual for Pacquiao as training continues
FILE–Manny Pacquiao during training at Elorde Gym in Pasay City on June 1, 2017. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — It’s just another day at the office for Manny Pacquiao amid a lawsuit with a global sports agency and feud with President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a YouTube video by Team Pacquiao on Tuesday, Pacquiao kept his focus on his training at his gym in General Santos City.
Article continues after this advertisementPacquiao has been making headlines—both as a boxer and senator—for various reasons especially this week.
On Sunday, Paradigm Sports Management filed a breach of contract lawsuit that seeks to stop Pacquiao’s upcoming world title showdown with two-belt champion Errol Spence.
Article continues after this advertisementParadigm Sports chief Audie Attar claimed his team has been already planning a Pacquiao-Mikey Garcia bout before the Filipino ring legend announced his August 21 clash with Spence in Las Vegas.
The 42-year-old Pacquiao shrugged off the lawsuit, describing it as just a form of distraction as he prepares for his fight against Spence.
Outside the ring, Pacquiao has been in a back-and-forth exchange with Duterte with the eight-division champion accepting the President’s challenge to expose corrupt government agencies in the current administration.
