Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao (Photo : REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
Paul Walker's "Furious 7" co-actor Michele Rodriguez expressed her support for Manny Pacquiao weeks before the Filipino boxer's bout against Floyd Mayweather.
In an interview with The Inquirer, Rodriguez said, "I like Manila. And I love (Manny) Pacquiao. I can't wait for his fight with (Floyd) Mayweather."
Rodriguez told the publication that as she can see, Pacquiao "seems like he has a really big heart" and he seems to be "a really cool guy."
On April 27, Rodriguez attended the 2015 Yahoo Digital Content NewFronts at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Just Jared reported. On May 2, Saturday, she will attend "The Fight Of The Century" or "Battle For Greatness," the Pacquiao-Mayweather Jr. fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
While Pacquiao is currently the eight-division world champion, Mayweather Jr. is an undefeated five-division world champion.
As appointed by the Nevada Athletic Commission, the in-ring referee in the highly anticipated fight is Kenny Bayless, who has officiated seven of Pacquiao's fights and five of Mayweather Jr.'s fights in the past.
Serving as the judges are Burt Clements, Glenn Feldman and Dave Moretti.
Bayless will be paid $25,000 as the referee while Clements, Feldman and Moretti will each be paid $20,000 as judges.
Valued at $1 million, the belt for the winner of the fight newly created by the WBC contains the faces of both Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr. along with the faces of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and former WBC president José Sulaimán.
While it is an exact replica of the current belt, the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight belt has thousands of emeralds instead of the gold plating for the center logo.
