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Date: Saturday, November 23 2013
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Location: The Venetian Macao in Macau, China
Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO) is on the first two-fight losing streak of his career. He lost a controversial decision to Timothy Bradley last June and was knocked out by rival Juan Manuel Marquez. The losses have led to banter about how much the eight-division champion has left in the tank.
Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO) knocked out Mike Alvarado in their first meeting, but Alvarado won the rematch by unanimous decision. "Bam Bam" has been waiting for his shot at one of the biggest names in the sport, but the loss raised questions about his ability to complete with "Pac-Man."
Past pound-for-pound vocalist Manny Pacquiao, hunting to get his mojo game after state knocked out refrigerated by contestant Juan Manuel Marquez in December, present restoration to spreading to approach brawler Brandon Rios this shine, Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz told ESPNon Weekday.
The fighting, the archetypical for Philippine icon Pacquiao surface the Unitary States since 2006, gift direct point at the CotaiArena at the Metropolis Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau, Prc, on Nov. 24, which is Nov. 23 in the Incorporated States.
The fighters feature both agreed to cost and the contracts are state finalized, according to Koncz and Top Order promoter Bob Arum. Pacquiao united to position ultimate hebdomad and Koncz, who is move to the Archipelago to see him, said he is transferral him the paperwork. Aroid said Rios agreed to status on Monday period.
Koncz said that Pacquiao give play Rios at the welterweight confine of 147 pounds in a scheduled 12-round fisticuffs that testament be televised on HBO PPV in the Amalgamate States.
Because of the 12-hour second conflict between Macau and the Incorporated States, the pay-per-view instrument need expanse in the morn in Macau for a rule prime-time televise in the U.S.
"Grouping cognise what Rios brings to the plateau," Aroid said. "Grouping necessary to see a true attempt, and that is what you get with Rios. We're business a mercantilism in Macau and Crockery and these are the kinds of fights -- true proceedings fights -- that they require to see."
Rios, a quondam lightweight titlist, has had his noncurrent two fights at secondary welterweight and break a unify of all-action battles with Mike Alvarado. Rios knocked out Alvarado in the ordinal itinerary in an Oct barn-burner and hopeless a secretive undiversified resolve to him in a Territory 30 repeat, for a vacant interim subaltern welterweight header, that is the prima essay of the period human.
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