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His trainer, Pacquiao's cornerman Nonoy Neri, hopes Casimero hydrates well overnight just in time for the scheduled 12-round fight starting at 8 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hall of Fame cornerman Freddie Roach is keeping his fingers crossed that Manny Pacquiao gets a call from Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The sight worried Roach, Pacquiao's longtime cornerman, who is known for his bluntness.

Khan was trained by Joe Goossen for his previous two fights when Hunter was ill last year and the American cornerman says concentration is his biggest problem.

And the American cornerman said: "Focus is Amir's main Achilles' heel.

Former WBC featherweight world champion Paul Hodkinson will be a referee on the night, former WBU king Shea Neary will be a cornerman and MC for the night is former world welterweight champion John H Stracey.

Pennington can be heard telling her cornerman Jason Kutz: "I'm done - I want to be done" in between rounds four and five after it was clear that she had suffered a broken nose in round 4.

Cornerman Soggy Counihan was poised to throw in the towel when the ref waved a halt.

The pair worked together for Haye's last three fights but when the 36-year-old returns from the Achilles injury which proved so costly against Bellew it will be with another cornerman.

And (left) Shannon Pratt, 37 polishes a case containing a signed 'Float like a butterfly sting like a bee' robe worn by cornerman Bundini Brown at the 'Rumble in the Jungle' fight.

"It's going to be tough, because we know Jenkins is a good fighter," said the cornerman.

But Essex cornerman Sims, who has trained a string of world, European and British champions, reckons the 31-year-old has plenty left in his tank.