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Jimuel Pacquiao (right) and rival Brendan Lally strike a pose during the weighin while Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao stands in the background in Temecula, California.
Photograph courtesy of Viva Promotions
Jimuel Pacquiao (right) and rival Brendan Lally strike a pose during the weighin while Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao stands in the background in Temecula, California.
Photograph courtesy of Viva Promotions
Jimuel Pacquiao makes his long awaited professional debut Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Pechanga Casino Resort in Temecula, California.
The son of eight-division legend Manny, Jimuel battles fellow debutant Brendan Lally in a four-round lightweight match being staged by Manny Pacquiao Promotions (MPP).
Having trained for close to five years at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. Jimuel will have his multi-titled father and mother Jinkee at ringside.
But tasked to call the shots during the fight is Marvin Somodio, the right-hand man of Freddie Roach.
The Pacquiao-Lally showdown will serve as a special attraction to a 13-fight card headlined by a world title elimination bout.
During the official weighin, both Jimuel and Lally passed the pre-fight ritual.
The Los Angeles-based Filipino stepped in at 134.8 pounds while the Chicago-based Lally, who is of Irish lineage, came in at 134.2 pounds.
Before finally deciding to turn pro, Jimuel, 24, fought a lot of pro-am type of fights mostly in California.
Sean Gibbons, the well-connected American dealmaker, plans to do three to four MPP shows in 2026 with Filipino talents seeing action.
