Boxers Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri are set to face one another in the ring on Nov. 23, Saturday night at the Cotai Arena in Macau for the WBO Welterweight crown, Mirror reported.
Pacquiao is a strong favorite to win in the upcoming match, coming at 1/14 with Paddy Power according to the betting odds, versus Algieri's 13/2 shot. The Filipino boxer has also been crowned as the only boxer to be an eight-division world champion.
Algieri is not a pushover, however, and Pacquiao has a lot to overcome in the match. The fighter has a significant height and reach advantage as Algieri stands at 5'10" with a reach of 69" versus Pacquiao's 5'61/2" and a reach of 67", according to Mirror.
Should Pacquiao win against Algieri, it could possibly lead to a 2015 showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mirror adds.
As the Pacquiao-Algieri WBO Welterweight Championship bout will be held in Macau, the start time has been set to accommodate viewers in the United States, according to the International Business Times.
There is a 13-hour time difference between both continents, meaning the match will take place on Sunday afternoon in Macao, but for the U.S. audience, HBO PPV will begin its live broadcast at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Nov. 22, Saturday night. However, since there are three undercard matches that will be held first, the match between Pacquiao and Algieri won't happen until approximately two hours later.
BoxNation will also start coverage at 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to Mirror.
Fans can also watch the match online via Top Rank TV or other sites such as UStream or Live Boxing 24x7.
The undercard for the Pacquiao-Algieri bout is composed of matches between Vasyl Lomachenko and Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo, Jessie Vargas and Antonio DeMarco, and Zou Shiming and Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym, according to Bleacher Report.
Ukrainian boxer Lomachenko and veteran Thai fighter Piriyapinyo are competing for a Featherweight title. Lomachenko recently won a world title against Orlando Salido in March of this year, giving him a shot against two world titles despite being in his first few professional fights, according to Bleacher Report.
WBA world lightweight champion Vargas is set to compete against Mexican boxer DeMarco for the Light Welterweight belt. Ahead of the match, Vargas is reportedly already eyeing his next potential opponent, who is none other than the event's headliner Pacquiao, according to Bleacher Report. On the other hand, Chinese boxer Shiming is one win away from his first world Flyweight title against Thai boxer Onesongchaigym.
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