Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios in the `` biggest '' boxing match ever in China . Cotai Arena , where the match will take place , is located in a $ 2.4B resort and seats 15,000 . The Chinese government has been trying for years to get Pacquiao, who was born in the Philippines but now lives in Las Vegas, into fighting in China.
Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios in the `` biggest '' boxing match ever in China . Cotai Arena , where the match will take place , is located in a $ 2.4B resort and seats 15,000 . Boxing was banned in China by Mao Zedong in 1959 ; ban was lifted in 1986 .