MANNY PACQUIAO JR will make tonight's amateur debut, just a few months after his father's retirement from boxing.
After brief training sessions with his father and pound-for pound king Canelo, Manny Jr. sought the guidance of Freddie Roach, his former head coach.
Manny Pacquiao, boxing's greatest fighter, announced his retirement last September
And now the young Filipino will be taking on Andres Rosales in San Diego.
Wild Card Gym shared a positive message for Manny Jr. with 62,000 Instagram followers Friday.
It said: "Wild Card Boxing trainer Marvin Somodio completes training alongside Manny Pacquiao Jr.
"He is ready for his first amateur boxing match [Saturday].
"Good luck to all of Team Pacquiao!"
Manny Jr. decided to follow his father's lead and attempt sweet science after a stint as a model and social media influencer.
However, his father was not keen for him to make a career out of the lonely and brutal sport of boxing.
The former world champion at eight-weight said that he was discouraged from boxing in 2019.
Toni Talks asked him: "My boxing career is over?" He said, "My boxing career has already ended.
"It's done, because I've been boxing for a while and my family says it's enough.
"I just kept going [to box] because it's something I love."
"I will only support other boxers so that we can have a champion again."
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