03:35 The rivalry between opposing trainers Teddy Atlas and Freddie Roach has been an intriguing subplot ahead of Manny Pacquiao's third fight with Tim Bradley. The two are set to go head-to-head at their own press conference. 09:30 30-minute warning The Roach-Atlas press conference is due to begin in half an hour. Yesterday's presser between Pacquiao and Bradley was a cordial affair. You get the feeling today's meeting between the two trainers won't be as amicable... 09:57 Freddie is in the building Roach just wandered into the media room at the MGM Grand, where today's presser is taking place. Then, he swiftly wandered off again. No sign of Atlas yet. As is often the case with these things, it doesn't look like we'll be starting on time. 10:09 Arum arrives Top Rank head honcho, the venerable Bob Arum, is in the house. Of course, the Pacquiao-Bradley fight pits two of the promoter's star fighters against one another. 11:02 Change of plan Apologies for the delay. In the true spirit of Las Vegas, the goalposts were moved and there was a last minute change of plan. Instead of a press conference featuring Roach and Atlas, the pair instead carried out separate roundtable interviews. The main quotes from this will be posted shortly. However, a press conference featuring the undercard fighters WILL be taking place very soon. All of the updates from this will be posted live on this very blog. 11:16 The media room is filling up nicely with the undercard fighters and their entourages. The incomparable Floyd Mayweather Snr is here, alongside 17-year-old Las Vegan Devin Haney, who competes on the bill against Rafael Vazquez. Floyd Snr has stated in the past that Haney will become the next Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Lofty praise indeed. 11:17 Undercard press conference Arum is on stage, at the podium, ready to begin. 11:19 There are two tiers to the stage. Lots of fighters and trainers involved. 11:20 Arum talks about Pacquiao-Bradley first. Describes it as possibly a "pick 'em fight." The recent change in betting odds for the match-up is starting to reflect this. 11:23 Devin Haney takes the mic. "This right here is a dream come true for me, as a 17-year-old. I should be in school right now." 11:24 Haney's coach, Mayweather Snr, describes the young prospect as an "extraordinary fighter, with speed and knowledge." 11:25 "You're gonna see another Floyd in the making", Mayweather Snr reiterates about Haney. 11:28 Manny Perez against Jose Ramirez is next up on the agenda. Perez states: "Camp was fantastic. I've been thinking about nothing but Jose Ramirez for 12 weeks." 11:33 Ramirez, wearing an eye-catching multi-coloured shirt, is due to talk next. Arum refers to the 2012 US Olympian's past as a young farmworker. 11:37 The bespectacled Ramirez, with his trainer Roach alongside him, says: "I'm very excited and motivated to showcase my talent, and demonstrate who I am as a fighter." 11:39 Roach on Ramirez: "He's had some great sparring sessions with his gym-mate, Frankie Gomez. We look forward to getting a big title shot later this year." 11:41 "The Mexican-Russian" Evgeny Gradovich takes to the podium. Arum compliments Gradovich's manager, Egis Klimas, for "bringing the cream of Eastern European boxing to the United States." 11:43 Gradovich states, "This is one of the greatest events in my career." He signs of with the comment, "Thank you from the 'Mexican-Russian', Evgeny Gradovich." 11:49 Arum mentions Lithuania's Egidijus Kavaliauskas, who fights Deniz Ilbay on the card. Bob calls the Robert Garcia-coached Kavaliauskas, "The hardest hitting guy I've ever seen." 11:51 Two-time Olympian Oscar Valdez says the Gradovich fight is "a big test for me." He says he'll "need to step it up in order to become a world champion in the future."
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