MANNY PACQUIAO is back later this month to take on MMA star Rukiya Anpo in a catchweight bout.
Anpo is a former K1 super-lightweight champion as a kickboxer, but his fight with Pacquiao will take place under boxing rules.
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Pacquiao was originally scheduled to take on Chihiro Suzuki but that fight was nixed in favour of a clash with Anpo.
Pacquiao vs Anpo will take place under rules defined as ‘special standing’. One would assume that means boxing rules will be enforced but there has been no confirmation so far.
The catchweight will be 152lbs and the fight will be three three-minute rounds long.
When is Pacquiao vs Anpo?
- Pacquiao’s clash against Anpo will take place on Sunday, July 28.
- The fight will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
- The main card is set to start at 5am BST, but the main event will take place much later than that.
- A ring-walk time for the main event has yet to be confirmed but can be expected at around 10am BST.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Pacquiao vs Anpo will be shown live on RIZIN PPV.
- You can live stream the action from Rizin,tv, which is available for download onto your mobile, tablet device and Smart TV.
- The fight will cost $19.99 (£15.60) to order on pay-per-view.
Pacquiao vs Suzuki full card
- Manny Pacquiao vs Rukiya Anpo
- Mikuru Asakura vs Ren Hiramoto
- H. Ougikubo vs Makoto Shinryu
- Yutaka Saito vs Yuta Kubo
- R. Ashizawa vs Koji Tanaka
- Hiroaki Suzuki vs Ren Sugiyama
- John Dodson vs Takaki Soya
- Tai Emery vs Charisa Sigala
- Hideo Tokoro vs Hiroya Kondo
- Rena Kubota vs Kate Oyama
