Pacquiao is set to leave for Japan tomorrow with Gejon’s manager Rex "Wakee" Salud to cheer for the Filipino who said yesterday he will be all out to make a statement against the Japanese slugger.
"I’m in good shape, and I will prove how good I am on Sunday," said Gejon after conducting a public workout together with Mexican Gerardo Martinez at the Teiken Gym in Tokyo.
Martinez (27-5-3, 20 KOs) has been designated to replace top contender Diego Morales, who backed out of his WBC bantamweight title shot against defending titlist Hozumi Hasegawa after he suffered a nasty cut in his final sparring session.
Noted Japanese promoter Joe Koisumi said Gejon, who engaged in two sparring sessions with WBC No.19 contender Teruo Misawa, looked sharp and well-prepared.
Like Gejon, Martinez said he’s in top shape and ready to dethrone Hasegawa despite his inclusion as a last minute substitute.
"I am in good condition despite being a late substitute as I was training for a fight in the end of September. I hear the WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa is a good southpaw, but I don’t care whether he is orthodox or lefty."