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Freddie Roach bars Manny Pacquiao from PBA play while training for fight


Boxing coach Freddie Roach barred Manny Pacquiao from playing in PBA games while training for his fight with American boxer Chris Algieri.
 
According to a report on GMA News TV's "Balita Pilipinas," Roach wants Pacquiao to avoid injuries and focus on preparing for the fight in Macau on November 23.
 
Pacquiao made his professional basketball last Saturday in a preseason game as the playing coach of Kia Sorento. He scored a free throw against Blackwater in the preseason tournament.
 
Kia is scheduled to make its official PBA debut on October 19 at Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
 
Roach arrived in General Santos City on Wednesday with two American boxers who will serve as Pacquiao's sparring partners.
 
Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization welterweight title against Algieri, who holds a 20-0 win-loss record with eight knock outs. — Marisse Panaligan/JST, GMA News
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