Manny Pacquiao tells Yolanda survivors: 'Para sa inyo ang laban na ito'

 

Three days before facing Chris Algieri in the ring on Sunday, Manny Pacquiao is dedicating his fight for survivors of super typhoon Yolanda.

 

"Para sa inyo ang laban na ito especially sa nasa Tacloban na 'di pa nakakarecover," Pacquiao said in an interview on Balitanghali on Wednesday. "Para sa inyo ito, alay ko sa inyo ito."

 

The Sarangani representative, who visited Tacloban last year to donate relief goods and 2.5 million pesos from General Santos City and Sarangani province after his fight with Brandon Rios, also asked his countrymen for prayers and thanked them for their never-ending support.

 

"Maraming salamat sa lahat ng kababayan kong Pilipino sa walang sawang pagsuporta nyo," he said. "Pagdasal n'yo ko this coming Sunday para sa bansa."

 

Asked whether he will go for a knock out victory against the American boxer, Pacquiao said he does not want to make predictions.

 

"Mahirap magsalita ng tapos, hindi natin alam kung ano ang bukas," Pacman said. "I will leave all sa Panginoon. Nasa kamay 'yan ng Panginoon."

 

Still haunted by his KO loss against Marquez in 2012, Pacquiao said he will bring the lessons he learned from that fight on Sunday.

 

"I learned a lot sa laban namin ni Marquez. Siguro naman 'yan ay mabigay ng aral sa akin at iba naman itong kalaban ko," he said. "Excited akong kalaban ko undefeated." — Marisse Panaligan/JST, GMA News