Former boxing champ Manny Pacquiao used some fascinating tech to face off with YouTube martial arts star DK Yoo while the two were thousands of miles apart.
The Filipino boxing legend was in Seoul and couldn’t make it to Los Angeles for the pre-fight press conference on Thursday. Pacquiao ended up beaming himself via a Proto hologram to face off with Yoo, who was six thousand miles away.
Hey guys! @ProtoHologram, @FiteTV, and @TrillerFight just beamed Manny Pacquiao 6000 miles from Seoul to Los Angeles for the world’s first ever hologram face-off against DK Yoo. #BeamThere 🥊⚡️ pic.twitter.com/KM4YJ35wS2
— david nussbaum (@theNuzzy) October 14, 2022
Technology is getting crazy!!!
Manny Pacquiao beamed via hologram from Seoul to Los Angeles for a virtual faceoff with DK Yoo ahead of their December 10 @triller Fight Club event on @FiteTV. pic.twitter.com/h6XwEoCxqp
— John Morgan (@JohnMorgan_MMA) October 14, 2022
First ever hologram face-off in boxing pic.twitter.com/NVF8zDigPp
— Capone 🔥 (@CaponeOfFamilia) October 14, 2022
Pacquiao and Yoo will face off in a scoreless exhibition for charity in Seoul’s KINTEX Arena on December 10, which will air live on FITE TV.
Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao returns to face Korea’s modern day Bruce Lee on Saturday, Dec 10 LIVE on @fitetv
Stacked card featuring fighters who have held 18 world titles. Plus, epic musical performances 🎶🔥
More details to come! ▶️ https://t.co/XzBcvmjwdI pic.twitter.com/G3NYx1ASla
— Triller Fight Club (@trillerfight) October 12, 2022