Pacquiao fight brings moment of unity to Philippines


WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines poses on the scale during an official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 1, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

MANILA (Reuters) - From air-conditioned corporate boardrooms to steamy public gymnasiums, Filipinos are counting down the hours to local boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's fight with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas.

The world welterweight championship bout, which is being called the "fight of the century", will bring the country to a standstill on Sunday and mark a rare period of unity for the poor Southeast Asian nation.

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