Manny Pacquiao was nearly assaulted at a Los Angeles restaurant on Monday, according to a report by a Filipino journalist in the city.
The Philippine Star is reporting that Pacquiao was attacked while hosting a lunch for family and friends at the Kabuki Japanese restaurant in LA.
Pacquiao was approached by a when a lone man who came towards him and attempted to throw a punch. The pugilist
One of the reporters for the publication, Abac Cordero, is currently in Los Angeles, provided further details of the incident on Twitter.
Pacquiao nearly assaulted as he came out of Kabuki restaurant this afternoon. White male was restrained by Pacquiao aides hurling FYs on MP
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
"I really thought he was going to hit Manny. He came in fast. He almost got to Manny," said David Sisson, MP personal asst @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Assailant was held and pushed away from Pacquiao who ordered his companions not to hurt the person. @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pacquiao was by the door of his Ferrari when the person rushed to him. Held back, person kept shouting f… y… Pacquiao @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pacquiao group did not call the police. Pacquiao tells his companions, hot under the collar, "Let him go. Let him go!" @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
No media was around during the incident which caused a commotion at the backdoor parking lot of Kabuki restaurant @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Edward Lura, a longtime buddy of Pacquiao here in LA, was first to thwart the possible attack on @MannyPacquiaoTR @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pac-Man, who is running for the Senate in the Phillipines, will take on Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a weeks time with the vacant WBO international welterweight belt going on the line.
The fight will mark the completion of a trilogy of their fights, with Bradley defeating Pacquiao via split decision the first time they met in the ring, while Pacquaio won his WBO welterweight title back in their second meeting with a unanimous decision victory.
Pacquiao is believed to earning a $20 million paycheck for the fight, which is also his first since losing to Floyd Mayweather in the “Fight of the Century” last May.
