Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito Post-Fight Health Conditions Update

Boxing fans and supporters of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, also a neophyte congressman in his native Philippines, can now stop worrying about the post-fight health condition of their idol, as doctors at a Los Angeles hospital have given him a clean bill of health.

After Sunday's grueling fight against Antonio Margarito, Pacquiao complained of pain in his body as a result of the power shots he suffered from the hands of Margarito.

Reports said Pacquiao had to be assisted by aides in order to move around because of intense pain, particularly on the right side of his body, where he received multiple blows from Margarito.

Chino Trinidad of GMA News reported Pacquiao's amazing recovery as the new WBC junior middleweight champion was up and about Tuesday and was getting ready for his Lake Tahoe concert.

Trinidad said Pacquiao was even smiling, in contrast to the grimace he wore when wracked with pain after the bout.

Pacquiao and members of his entourage are scheduled to fly back to Manila on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao's opponent Antonio Margarito is due for surgery Tuesday at a hospital in Texas to fix a fractured right orbital bone as a result of the sustained beating the Filipino boxer gave him.

Margarito lasted all 12 rounds in the loss, but took such a beating that both eyes were swollen shut and his face was a bloody mess.

He has been hospitalized since, with doctors waiting until the swelling goes down to perform the surgery.

Margarito said he planned to fly to Los Angeles on Wednesday then head home to Tijuana.