Boxing
Conditioning coach Ariza leaves Pacquiao camp
InterAKTV/Lee Jimenez
BAGUIO CITY — InterAKTV has just learned that strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza has left the training camp of Manny Pacquiao and is set to take a flight back to the United late Saturday night.
Trainer Freddie Roach said Ariza has decided to be with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and the 52-year-old trainer was surprised over Ariza’s decision to leave in the middle of training camp for Pacquiao’s buildup for the June 9 match with Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas.
In place of Ariza during Pacquiao’s workout at the Shape Up Gym was Marvin Somodio, a former amateur fighter, who works as a fitness instructor and trainer.
It could not be determined if Ariza will reunite with Pacquiao in the first week of May in Los Angeles.
