Freddie Roach: record, next fight and profile →
Gabriel Rosado never forgot a phrase that Daniel Jacobs said to him: “you will never see yourself in the ring with me’ - implying that his low quality as a boxer would prevent him from one day fighting someone like him. But that day has arrived and the Puerto Rican wants the "Miracle Man" to swallow those words.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who briefly worked with Mike Tyson, expects the retired boxer to go for the kill when he faces former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. on November 28. Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion, has been out of the ring since 2005 - when he was knocked out by journeyman Kevin McBride.
On Wednesday, amateur middleweight standout Eumir Felix Marcial, a member of the 2021 Philippines Olympic boxing team and part of Pacquiao's MP Promotions' stable of fighters, entered through the same door to meet with the seven-time Trainer of the Year. Marcial, 24, a native of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, and Roach will be working together in preparation for Marcial's professional debut, which will take place in a few months, and his Olympic journey inasmuch as professional fighters are now allowed to compete in the Olympic games.
Freddie Roach, trainer for WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, has warned that his boxer would demolish former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor - if the two of them actually reach an agreement to face each other. Last week, McGregor claimed on social media that he was returning to the sport of boxing in a clash with Pacquiao.
Freddie Roach recognizes improvements in Jose Ramirez since Ramirez began working with trainer Robert Garcia two years ago. Ramirez replaced Roach with Garcia less than two months after he won the WBC super lightweight title in March 2018. The 28-year-old Ramirez has gone 3-0 since parting ways with Roach, including a sixth-round knockout of Maurice Hooker in their title unification fight last July.
Freddie Roach doesn’t expect Manny Pacquaio to box before the end of 2020. The Filipino legend’s trainer keeps in contact with him and gets the sense that Pacquiao’s responsibilities as a senator in the Philippines are consuming his time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Roach anticipates Pacquiao will return to the ring sometime in 2021, but they haven’t established a timetable for exactly when the WBA “super” welterweight champion will fight for the first time since July 2019.
Although the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put Manny Pacquiao’s next move on hold given the uncertainty of being able to schedule major fights without an ability to sell tickets, trainer Freddie Roach said Pacquiao has been contemplating the end of his career.
A few months ago, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach mentioned the scenario of his star fighter, WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, moving up in weight to pursue more titles.
More than a decade ago, Irish welterweight Dean Byrne had trained at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club, located in Los Angeles, California. And Roach used him as a key player in Manny Pacquiao's training camps for important pay-per-view fights.
AFTER 40 pro fights enough was enough for Scott Quigg. He’d done more than he’d set out to achieve in boxing and after losing to Jono Carrol in March he called it a day. He’s been keeping in shape at home, but he will probably head to the USA in the future, possibly to work as a trainer alongside former coach Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.