Pacquiao kids to attend fight

Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym. Photo by Chris Farina / Manny Pacquiao official Facebook page

MANILA — Manny Pacquiao is bringing his wife and kids to Vegas to watch his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Pacquiao said his family will be seating at the ring side during the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 2.

He added that his two kids have been longing to see him fight against Mayweather for several years.

“My son and my daughter, they really want this fight to happen,” Pacquiao said in an interview with CNN. “They really want to watch the fight.”

Pacquiao has five children, Emmanuel Jr., Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth and Israel.

“Three years ago [they said], ‘daddy, I want you to fight Mayweather. I want you to fight Mayweather. And now it finally happened. They really really want to watch the fight.”