Rashad Holloway speaks on trip to the Philippines and training with Pacquiao, Martirosyan and Chavez
26.8.10
Holloway seemed to realize that some revisions were in order after his disappointing November draw to Frankie ‘Gato’ Figueroa and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada from Los Angeles, California to work under the guidance of trainer and friend Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. The relocation was short-lived, however, as Holloway's time with Muhammad wasn't what he fully expected while also realizing how much he missed L.A. He would later link up with Freddie Roach and the two came to a common understanding and began working with one another.
Upon returning to California, Holloway has spent much time training at the Wild Card Gym and recently has been putting in work with former champion Sergio Mora at the fighter’s Montebello facility. The latest revelation with Holloway is that he will be making a trip to the Philippines with Roach and the trainer’s star fighter Manny Pacquiao next month to help the WBO champion prepare for his November 13th bout with Antonio Margarito.
“Freddie told me a week ago,” Holloway confirmed. “I was all for it. I can’t wait to go.”
Coming along with Holloway will be Jr. Middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan as well as Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. All three men will serve as the core group of Pacquiao’s sparring partners and the Filipino star should be able to get all the work he needs during the first portion of his camp in his native land.
Holloway has already sparred countless rounds with Pacquiao dating back to their time together for the champion’s training camp for his December 2008 battle against Oscar De La Hoya. While at the Wild Card, Holloway was able to get to know Pacquiao on a personal level as well as many of his countrymen who either trained at or visited the gym. That is one of the many reasons he is anxious to see the country on a first-hand basis.
“I get a lot of love from the Filipinos,” Holloway claimed. “When I was sparring Manny for the De La Hoya fight I swear I was on [GMA-7 news] every day. They’re just great people and they have always been good to me.”
Chavez Jr. has a reported December 4th clash with Miguel Cotto while Martirosyan will likely be seeing time on the undercard against once-beaten Poland native Pawel Wolak. As for Holloway, he claims that he will be seeing time on the Pacquiao-Margarito undercard but is dying to get in one more fight before his trek overseas.
“I was supposed to fight on September 18th in Las Vegas,” Holloway revealed. “It would have been on the Juan Manuel Lopez-Rafael Marquez undercard but that card got scrapped because Marquez got injured. I told Freddie that I need to have a fight before I leave for the Philippines because I don’t want to go into the November 13th card having been off a year.”
Holloway noted Roach is currently in Russia at the moment helping WBA Welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko for his title defense against Charlie Navarro at the end of the month. When the trainer gets back to Los Angeles he will sit down with Holloway to eye possible options towards a stay-busy fight before the crew breaks for camp.
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