BACOLOD City - All Bacoleños will have the chance to witness the showdown of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey for the WBO welterweight championship belt on Sunday, March 14.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced today that the city government will sponsor a free live telecast of the fight in 11 venues all over the city.

He said it has been a tradition of the city government to sponsor live telecasts of Pacquiao's fights as the boxing hero is an adopted son of Bacolod. Pacquiao, who considers the mayor as his “belt magnet,” is a good friend of the mayor.

The venues where people can watch the live telecast of the Pacquiao-Cottley bout are: BAYS Center, and Barangays Sum-ag, Tangub, Bata, Granada, Mansilingan, Banago, Mandalagan, Handumanan, Estefania and Singcang.

The city government will also put up large television sets in the three major public markets for the delayed telecast of the fight.

Leonardia said the live telecast, which will be provided by Sky Cable Bacolod, is not exclusive to the residents of the barangays where the live feed is set up. He said residents of neighboring barangays can also watch the bout./PN