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Jo Koy visits Manny Pacquiao in training

Another Filipino-American star visited eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao!

Filipino-American stand up comic Jo Koy visited Pacquiao while he was training in Los Angeles. In his Instagram stories on Tuesday, Jo Koy showed snippets of his visit in the Wild Card gym.

He even had a short talk with Pacquiao.

 

(Jo Koy/Instagram stories)

 

"My calves, you like my calves?" Pacquiao jokingly said to Jo Koy.

"I love your calves! Love you, Manny!" the comedian said.

 

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(Jo Koy/Instagram stories)

 

Jo Koy also posted his message of support to the boxing champ in another Instagram story and wrote, "This is the pride of the Philippines and the greatest ever to do it!"

Previously, other notable Fil-Ams such as Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap visited Pacquiao.

NBA players Karl Anthony-Towns and Klay Thompson also checked in on Pacquiao's training.

Pacquiao will go against Errol Spence Jr. for the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council welterweight titles.

The fight will be aired via satellite on GMA Network on August 22 (Manila time).

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News