Pacquiao, who is scheduled to hold a 5-city press tour in the US for the Shane Mosley fight, will make a side trip to Washington D.C. to meet US President Barack Obama on February 15th. Pacquiao will discuss the possibility of Obama’s administration helping out Pacquiao’s homeland. Pacquiao is also scheduled to visit the US Senate and meet Las Vegas Sen. Harry Reid, whom he helped get re-elected last November.
Also, in boxing news the WBC super welterweight world championship held by Manny Pacquiao is being declared vacant, following the unanimous voting of the WBC Board of Governors, due to the inability of the champion to defend his WBC title. The clause in which the WBC is basing its decision is rule 1.25. The official challenger to fight for the vacant title is Raul “Canelo” Alvarez, by his holding the WBC superwelterweight world Silver championship, which the rules have as the automatic challenger for the undisputed WBC title. The contenders to fight for the vacant title will be decided by a voting of the Board in the WBC.