Pacquiao bout live on television for fans in Middle East

Published April 5th, 2016 - 04:42 GMT
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao speaks with the media before his workout at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, March 30, 2016. Pacquiao is in final preparation for his 12-round welterweight championship fight against Timothy Bradley, Jr. on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Veteran trainer Freddie Roach has vowed to back Pacquiao if the boxer decides to take advantage of rule changes which could see professional fighters allowed to take part in this summer's Olympics.
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Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao speaks with the media before his workout at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, March 30, 2016. Pacquiao is in final preparation for his 12-round welterweight championship fight against Timothy Bradley, Jr. on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Veteran trainer Freddie Roach has vowed to back Pacquiao if the boxer decides to take advantage of rule changes which could see professional fighters allowed to take part in this summer's Olympics. ROBYN BECK / AFP

ABS-CBN Middle East has been given exclusive distributor rights in the Middle East to air next week’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. The television network will also deliver the Nonito Donaire versus Zsolt Bedak fight to the Middle East and Europe.

The fight between Pacquiao and Bradley will take place at 5am UAE time on April 10, while Donaire and Bedak will face off at 2pm UAE time on April 23. The fight is also available via OSN, E-Life, Du, Mozaic TV, and powered by Ooredoo, and can also be witnessed at Novo Cinemas.

Pacquiao and Bradley first battled it out in 2012, with the American emerging victor. In 2014, the two fighters met yet again with Pacquiao reclaiming his crown. On April 9, in the US, the two will meet a third time for the Welterweight crown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Donaire will slug it out with Hungarian fighter Bedak, the WBO No 4, in Queen City, Cebu, Visayas on April 23 in a fight that has been dubbed ‘The Time Has Come: Donaire vs Bedak.’

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