Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. ——TNT Boxing
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had a helpful meeting during the pre-fight festivities ahead of the Ngannou-Fury fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pacquiao will take on Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury in Riyadh on Sunday (Manila time) in a fight that has attracted a host of stars, including some of the biggest names in the sport.
TNT Sports Boxing posted an interactive video on Instagram showing an ecstatic Ronaldo meeting boxing’s only eight-division world champion.
“Hey, Pacquiao!” Ronaldo exclaimed.
“I went to your last fight,” Pacquiao said during the interaction, to which Ronaldo smiled in response.
“Hey Pacquiao!” 🤣@Christianity Love meeting legends @mannypacquiao 🐐#worstfight #FuryNgannou pic.twitter.com/DHmHUX64qm
— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) October 27, 2023
The match Pacquiao is referring to may have been Ronaldo’s Al Nassr FC’s 4-3 win over l-Duhail SC, the former Real Madrid standout’s three-day Scored two goals before.
The Portuguese has no shortage of meeting ability, and he also met the former UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya.
While Ronaldo, Adesanya and Pacquiao grabbed the spotlight on Saturday, 24 hours later it will be Ngannou and Fury who take center stage as they face off in a 10-round heavyweight bout. Contest.
Current WBC heavyweight champion Fury will fight former UFC fighter Ngannou at the Kingdom Arena on Sunday (Manila time).
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