Roach mentioned Roc Nation in this interview. It's an interview from before the Pacquiao Vs Mayweather fight though..so it's a few months old now :
Boxing Insider: There were reports that stated that you had brought in Guillermo Rigondeaux as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, but were later reported to be untrue. Did you ever consider asking Rigondeaux to be a sparring partner for Manny?
Freddie Roach: That's a lie. Rigondeaux is a good friend of mine, but we're not fighting a southpaw, we're not fighting a counter puncher. . . Rigondeaux is a challenging kid, I trained him for several fights, he's met Manny before. He did want to box with Manny when he came over getting ready for a different type of opponent, but that is completely untrue. I have no idea where that came from. Rigondeaux is a good friend of mine, I told him I would love to train him again last time I saw him and when Roc Nation signed him. Rigondeaux is a great guy, he's just not the right style for this fight.
Boxing Insider: There were reports that stated that you had brought in Guillermo Rigondeaux as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, but were later reported to be untrue. Did you ever consider asking Rigondeaux to be a sparring partner for Manny?
Freddie Roach: That's a lie. Rigondeaux is a good friend of mine, but we're not fighting a southpaw, we're not fighting a counter puncher. . . Rigondeaux is a challenging kid, I trained him for several fights, he's met Manny before. He did want to box with Manny when he came over getting ready for a different type of opponent, but that is completely untrue. I have no idea where that came from. Rigondeaux is a good friend of mine, I told him I would love to train him again last time I saw him and when Roc Nation signed him. Rigondeaux is a great guy, he's just not the right style for this fight.
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