Filipino exhibition match Manny Pacquiao According to the rules of Thai boxing will draw huge attention to the sport, says former WBC heavyweight champion and Muay Thai world champion Grigory Drozd.
On Saturday, news broke that former eight-weight world champion Pacquiao will hold an exhibition bout with multiple Thai boxing world champion Buakaw Banchamek. That meeting is due to take place in January 2024. Pacquiao, 44, fought his last official fight in 2021, losing to Cuban Yordenis Ugas.
– Thai boxing or Muay Thai is a very popular sport in the world and the exhibition fight between Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Benchamek is a clear confirmation of this. The fact is that Muay Thai is very popular in the Philippines, and Manny Pacquiao also practiced it in his youth, and his fighting career began precisely with Thai boxing. With this event, Muay Thai will reach a new level of popularity in the world and will attract even more fans and attention, – the correspondent of reports Drozd’s words.
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