Macao packs a big punch
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Macao">Macao</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="eclipsed">eclipsed</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="poised">poised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="usurp">usurp</span> <span word="Sin">Sin</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Rank">Rank</span> <span word="promoter">promoter</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Arum">Arum</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 24 '<span word="Clash">Clash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cotai">Cotai</span>' <span word="card">card</span> <span word="headlined">headlined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Manny">Manny</span> <span word="Pacquiao">Pacquiao</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="Brandon">Brandon</span> <span word="Rios">Rios</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aired">aired</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="showcased">showcased</span> <span word="Pacquiao">Pacquiao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="emergence">emergence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="superstar">superstar</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spotlighted">spotlighted</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15,000-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="Cotai">Cotai</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venetian">Venetian</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sands">Sands</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MGM">MGM</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="venue">venue</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pacquiao">Pacquiao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span>, <span word="Freddie">Freddie</span> <span word="Roach">Roach</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="off">off</span>."</p><p><span word="Arum">Arum</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venetian">Venetian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cotai">Cotai</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="extravaganza">extravaganza</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 22.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> '<span word="Ring">Ring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="around">around</span> (<span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span>) <span word="Zou">Zou</span> <span word="Shiming">Shiming</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Arum">Arum</span>.</p>
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