MANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao arrived in Japan on Tuesday night for his exhibition bout set on July 28.
'Konnichiwa,' wrote the former Philippine senator in an Instagram post which includes photos of his family as well as him granting an autograph request from a fan. Pacquiao will fight Rukiya Anpo who replaced fellow mixed martial artist Chihiro Suzuki who had to withdraw from the 3-round boxing fight due to a hand injury.
Pacquiao, 45, was supposed to fight Thai muay-thai champion Buakaw Banchamek in a six-round match in April but it was cancelled.That led to the world's only 8-division boxing champ finding another fight against Suzuki who just had to be replaced by Anpo, a 5-foot-11, 28-year-old fighter.Anpo is a former K-1 super-lightweight champion.Pacquiao's fight against Anpo is seen as a gauge of his readiness to return to professional boxing.
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