After UK: Pacquiao, Hatton bring promo tour in US

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton are set to meet in Hollywood next week to promote their May 2 (May 3 Manila time) light-welterweight showdown in Las Vegas Nevada. The encounter will be their first in the US since one of the year’s most highly-anticipated fights was first sealed in January. Accompanied by their respective trainers Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Jr, Pacquiao and Hatton are appearing at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to speak to the crowd and later, face the media during a scheduled news conference. Pacquiao is currently in the thick of his eight-week preparation for the Hatton fight that comes off the heel of the Filipino southpaw’s sensational eight-round technical knockout win over Oscar De La Hoya last December. Hatton meanwhile, has packed up his training camp in England and is now bound for the US where he is expected to resume his preparation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to the promotion, Pacquiao is also set to appear at the Island Pacific Supermarket in Panorama City Saturday to hype up his first fight for the year. Shortly after the fight was sealed last January, Pacquiao and Hatton toured Manchester, England to promote the title fight for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) 140-pound belt. The 30-year old General Santos City native has likewise been invited to throw the ceremonial pitch in the San Francisco Giants’ game on April 21. – GMANews.TV