Manny, Algieri to hype up Macau bout
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri will embark on a two-week media tour spanning 27,273 miles worldwide to drum up interest for their Nov. 23 fight in Macau.
According to a release from promoter Top Rank Inc., the 12-day tour includes both fighters gracing press conferences or public and private appearances in Shanghai, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York.
Firing off the media tour will be a press conference on Monday at the Florence Ballroom of The Venetian Macau, which is also the venue for the clash.
The following day, Pacquiao and Algieri will appear in a presser at Ballroom C of the Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel in China.
The two boxers will then fly to the US to grace a media day with the MLB’s San Francisco Giants at the AT&T Park in San Francisco on Aug. 29. The rest of the US tour includes stops at The Venetian Las Vegas (Aug. 30), Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles (Sept. 3), and the Liberty Theatre in New York City (Sept. 4).
Top Rank said Pacquiao will also throw the ceremonial first pitch for the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at the Dodger Stadium on Sept. 1.
Pacquiao and Algieri will face off at the Cotai Arena of The Venetian Macau. – Dino Maragay/Contributor
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