The hardest part in training is done. Forty-eight hours to the fight, Manny Pacquiao opted to break sweat inside his luxurious, two-story suite, held Bible study and entertained visitors until past dinner time Thursday.

Many people expected that to be the last time that they would see Pacquiao inside a professional boxing ring, but he shocked everybody by announcing a return to the sport at the age of 46 to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand on Saturday.