Manny Pacquiao next fight news indicated that the Filipino boxing icon's adviser, Michael Koncz, is confident that the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion will score a knockout win against Chris Algieri.
In an interview with The Manila Times, Koncz said that Pacquiao has been pushing himself in training camp as he is determined to make a statement in his upcoming title defense against Algieri on Nov. 22 in Macau, China.
And if Pacquiao continues to show the dedication that he is currently showing, Koncz is confident that the former pound-for-pound king will score a knockout win against his challenger.
"If he sustains that kind of training and keeps his mindset in the fight, I strongly predicted Manny could knockout Algieri," Koncz said in a Manny Pacquiao next fight news. "Manny has improved a lot overall and that's a good news."
Koncz said that Pacquiao has been showing improvements in his hand speed and footwork along with his punching power in the preliminary part of his training camp for the Nov. 22 fight.
According to Koncz, conditioning coach Justine Fortune and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez have been handling Pacquiao's training, and both of them were impressed with the current condition of the 35-year-old champion.
"Justine [Fortune] is very happy to see Manny in a good fighting condition," Koncz said. "He gets quicker and smarter each day. There's no problem in his health. Knockout win for Manny is a huge possibility if he keeps training that way. Knockout win for Manny is a huge possibility if he keeps training that way."
Pacquiao's longtime adviser also played down speculation that the eight-division champion is not focused for his upcoming fight because of other commitments such as his impending entry in the Philippine Basketball Association where he will serve as the playing coach of one of the new teams in the league.
"We'd never expected that he's going to train seriously like this in boxing," Koncz added in the Manny Pacquiao next fight news. "We thought basketball is the other priority but he focuses more on boxing here in General Santos. Manny knows what he's doing so far and I'm very happy to see it."
