Intro:

Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri arrived at The Venetian in Macau and met with the media on Tuesday (18 November) ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight on Saturday (22 November).

Script:

Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algeri arrived in Macau ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight.

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao made his official grand entrance in the lobby of the massive Venetian hotel-casino in Macau.

Pacquiao seems re-energised as he plots what he hopes will be a spectacular performance that might stop talk about his declining knockout power, and entice Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally enter the ring with him sometime next year.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Manny Pacquiao, WBO Welterweight Champion

(on the importance of putting on a good show against Chris Algieri)

"I'm looking for a good fight and I'm looking to prove this year that I can still fight and prove that I'm still in boxing."

In Algieri, Pacquiao has an opponent who seems to have everything but a big punch. He can't wait for this fight:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Algieri, contender

(on finally getting his title shot)

"You know I've though about it may times. Laying in bed, staring at the ceiling. It's something I've though about for many years actually, but now I have more details and I can kind of fill in the gaps. It's a really cool experience to kind of bring everything that I've been thinking about for so long to fruition now."

Pacquiao will be put his WBO welterweight title on the line versus Algieri at The Venetian on 23rd November.