VLOG: Foreign celebrities root for Pacquiao, typhoon victims

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American Idol Season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez is excited to sing the Philippine National anthem at Manny Pacquiao’s fight vs Brandon Rios

CELEBRITIES. Singer Jessica Sanchez and football star David Beckham are in Macau to watch the Pacquiao-Rios fight. Photo by Josh Villanueva/Rappler

MACAU – American Idol Season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez is excited to sing the Philippine National anthem at Manny Pacquiao’s fight vs Brandon Rios.
Natashya Gutierrez returns with this video blog.

As weeks of training end for fighters, who retreat to some rest and silence before the big night, the rest of Macau comes alive. Fans, media and celebrities from the world over start to arrive at Asia’s gambling mecca.
There’s only two days left until fight night and the electricity in the air is palpable.
Among the celebrities in the house? Singer Jessica Sanchez, who was asked by Manny Pacquiao on Twitter to sing the Philippine national anthem for the fight.
Sanchez arrives from Los Angeles, excited to be here for the first time. She picks Pacquiao to win the fight.

JESSICA SANCHEZ, SINGER: He’s gonna win. Manny’s gonna win. I’m just telling you right now.

She says she plans to visit the Philippines next week and hopes to do some charity work for Super Typhoon Haiyan’s victims.

SANCHEZ: I hope all of you guys are safe, I hope you guys are all taking care of yourselves. I’ll be coming there.

Football star David Beckham is also in Macau and plans to watch the fight. He, too, roots for Pacquiao.

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys will also be in Cotai this weekend for a concert, adding to fight week’s thrilling atmosphere, while other boxers like Miguel Cotto are in town to witness to bout. Ine thing is for certain: when boxing promoter Bob Arum said this fight night would be just like past ones in Las Vegas, he wasn’t lying.

– Rappler.com

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