Manny Pacquiao Taken To Hospital After Workout In Quezon City, Philippines

Popular Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was rushed to Cardinal Santos Medical Center in Greenhills, San Juan City, Philippines, after complaining of pain in his left foot, following his rigorous workout at the Elorde Gym in Quezon City Saturday.

The WBO light welterweight champion was immediately subjected to blood and other laboratory tests to determine the cause of the pain in his left foot.

Pacquiao, who is an endorser of a popular medical product for arthritis, first thought he had the disease when he felt piercing pain in his hands after eating bean sprouts in a Japanese restaurant.

On Saturday he felt the same kind of pain, this time in his left foot. The attending physician said it wasn't serious.

The swelling must have occurred during the workout, according to the doctor.

Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach and his strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza looked a bit concerned when they learned that Pacquiao was brought to the hospital.

As he limbered up on the ring, Pacquiao himself sounded some concern when he tried to recall Miguel Cotto’s fight with Yuri Foreman last June when the latter was beaten and limped off the ring with a twisted knee.

“Did you see that? He lost because he hurt his knee,” Pacquiao said.

Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza was reportedly the most concerned among the members of the team, as he insisted in talking to the attending physician.

“I want the number of your doctor. I need to talk to him. I want to know what’s wrong. Why? Because that’s what I’m here for. That’s what you’re paying me for. I need to know what’s wrong so I can fix it,” Ariza said.

Ariza got what he wanted, and he will be allowed to talk to the doctor.

Pacquiao and his training entourage have left Manila for the mountain city of Baguio where they will camp out for a month for the initial phase of the training and physical conditioning.

After one month of rigorous training in Baguio City, Pacquiao and his team will fly to Los Angeles for the second phase of training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.

One week before the scheduled fight, Team Pacquiao will move to Texas for the final phase of training.

Pacquiao will face Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship of the world on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.