Photos of Manny Pacquiao's Grand Arrival in Las Vegas

Manny Pacquiao, a 16-year professional boxer, is confident that he will win against Juan Manuel Marquez this coming Saturday inside the luxurious MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. His opponent Marquez is also positive of pulling the biggest upset in the sport because this is the first time he trained very hard for a fight. 18-year veteran Marquez believes his training regimen including the help of his new condition coach Angel Hernandez will give him the extra boost to take on the speed and power of Pacman.

As part of the tradition of the sport, the fans inside the fight venue welcome the boxers. Named as “Grand Arrival”, the boxers will step down from their promotional buses and walk through a jam-pack crowd inside the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

All the images below are captured by Chris Farina, the official photographer of Top Rank Promotions, the promotional company that promotes both Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. The weigh-in of Pacquiao vs Marquez is on November 11, 2011 and hours later will be the last episode of the Pacquiao vs Marquez 24/7 series.

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 is on November 12, 2011. The televised undercard will start at 9pm ET / 6pm ET while the main event is expected to start at around 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT.