Click image to watch Pacquiáo vs. Rios “HBO Fighters Face Off” video.
Next month, Manny Pacquiáo will be making his return to boxing for his first of 2013. Since having back-to-back losses to Timothy Bradley (WBO Welterweight title) and Juan Manuel Márquez (WBO ‘Champion of the Decade’ belt), Pacquiao has been training to get back into top-tier shape for the welterweight division.
On November 23rd, Pacman will be facing Brandon Ríos for the WBO International welterweight title being his first fight ever held in China at the The Venetian Macao in Macau, SAR. Earlier in March, Rios suffered his first ever career loss to Mike Alvarado for the interim WBO light welterweight title.
Max Kellerman sits down with both fighters for the next face-to-face episode, with Rios taking the underdog role and Pacquiáo keeping a calm throughout the conversation. Initially, we weren’t excited about the bout for obvious reasons, but now we’ll be checking it out for Turkey season.. After the jump, you can watch their face-off, which Manny Pacquiáo talks about avoiding another knockout victory from the heavy favorite Brandon Ríos, who’s known for being a knockout fighter (23 of 33 wins).
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