Pacquiao takes part in 1st-ever hologram face-off
Manny Pacquiao appeared in hologram form at a press conference to promote his upcoming bout against Korean combat sports YouTuber DK Yoo on Thursday.
With help from hologram company Proto, the boxing legend was beamed nearly 6,000 miles away from Seoul, South Korea, to Los Angeles to take part in a face-off against Yoo.
Hey guys! @ProtoHologram, @FiteTV, and @TrillerFight just beamed Manny Pacquiao 6000 miles from Seoul to Los Angeles for the world’s first ever hologram face-off against DK Yoo. #BeamThere 🥊⚡️ pic.twitter.com/KM4YJ35wS2
— david nussbaum (@theNuzzy) October 14, 2022
Pacquiao retired from boxing in 2021 at age 42 after compiling a 62-8-2 professional record. He'll square off against Yoo in an exhibition match on Dec. 10 in Seoul.
"I am going to prove that I'm still there in this sport and that Manny Pacquiao is not done yet," Pacquiao said during Thursday's press conference, according to The Mirror's Donagh Corby. "It's a great experience to face a martial arts expert, and I'm excited for that. I'm also excited to get back to training like what we used to do before, and now I'm trying to prove that Manny Pacquiao is still there in boxing."