Date & Location: Singapore To Hold "Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios: The Clash in Cotai" Press Conference

The Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios Showdown is about to kick off its six-city promotional tour on Saturday with the Lion City set to hold a press conference of the upcoming welterweight clash on August 3.

After months of waiting, Singaporean boxing fans will finally see eight-time division world champion Manny Pacquiao going face-to-face against arguably the most exciting welterweight in the world in Brandon Rios in a private event at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Top-Rank promotion, in cooperation Sands China Ltd, picked Singapore as part of the six-city "Pacquaio-Rios: Battle in Cotai" promotional caravan because of the Pac-man's solid fan base in the Lion city.

Top-Rank promoter Bob Arum is even interested to stage a big time bout in Singapore, featuring Pacquiao and another elite boxer next year.

Pacquiao, who's coming off a sixth-round knockout loss at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez, desperately needs a victory in his next bout to stay relevant in a bloody sport he dominated for almost a decade.

On the other hand, Rios is also trying to keep his boxing career on track after absorbing a unanimous decision loss to Mike Alvarado in the second chapter of their welterweight rivalry last March. Before the defeat, Rios was undefeated 31 fights and had some of the biggest knockout victories in boxing, including a seventh round TKO win over Alvarado last year.

PACQUIAO vs. RIOS: The Clash in Cotai - INTERNATIONAL MEDIA TOUR ITINERARY

(All Times are Local)

Saturday, July 27 at noon

Press Conference

The Venetian Macao - Venetian Ballrooms A - C

Monday, July 29

Fighters Tour Beijing

Tuesday, July 30 at 12:30 p.m.

Press Conference

Park Hyatt Beijing - Courtyard 1

Wednesday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m.

Press Conference