Pacquiao enjoying family time in Japan — Koncz

MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is having the time of his life with his wife and kids while on vacation in Japan, the Filipino fighter’s Canadian adviser intimated on Saturday.

“Manny’s not even talking about boxing,” said Mike Koncz, who is with Pacquiao in Japan since Dec. 27. “He is enjoying his time with his loved ones.”

Although Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has confirmed that Pacquiao will be facing Shane Mosley on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Koncz said “Manny hasn’t signed the contract.”

“He is on vacation so the fight contract will remain in my briefcase until after we get back to Manila,” said Koncz.

The next stop for the Pacquiaos will be Australia and Koncz said they’ll be back in the country “on the tenth (of January).”

Although Pacquiao hasn’t affixed his signature above the dotted line, he will do so soon since there are only a few minor things that will have to be ironed out.

In fact, Arum already has a timetable in place.

Arum said a short promotional tour will take place in four key US cities sometime in February and the cities that have been mentioned are New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and even Washington, D.C. as the 79-year-old Top Rank chief is aiming to get Pacquiao with US President Barack Obama at the White House.

Since becoming big in boxing and assuming the new role of a politician, it has become very hard for Pacquiao to have his privacy with his family and Koncz said the trip they’re on has been the best that has happened family-wise for the 32-year-old fighting congressman from Sarangani.

-manilabulletin