Pacquiao to defend against Kelley!

14/04/2006

Pacquiao to defend against Kelley!

Bobby Pacquiao of The Philippines and the 'Flushing Flash' Kevin Kelley will fight 12 rounds in a title fight on Top Rank's big June 10 PPV which will feature Miguel Cotto vs. Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden. Six bouts will be televised on the Pay Per View. Pacquiao holds the WBC Continental Americas title belt at 130 pounds. Kelley is rated WBC #6. This will be Kelley's first bout at MSG since he took on Naseem Hamed on Dec. 19, 1997. Pacquiao won the title when he stopped Carlos Navarro in seven rounds last June 17. Kelley, 58-6-2 with 39 KOs, is 7-1-0 with five stoppages in his last eight bouts.