Manny Pacquiao has been experiencing cough and colds days after his latest promotional tour in San Francisco, California.

This was revealed by the boxing champ himself during an overseas call by the BusinessMirror moments before he hit the sack Sunday night at his posh Palazzo apartment in Park La Brea in Los Angeles.

“Apat na araw na din ito pero wala naman problema. Noong Sabado naka-spar pa ako ng 10 rounds,” said Pacquiao Monday.

The 29-year-old holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-featherweight belt will target the WBC lightweight crown of David Diaz in a 12-round battle on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacquiao, with a record of 46-3-2, 35 by knockouts, will be campaigning in the tough 135-lb division for the first time in his career.

Early last week, Pacquiao and Diaz held a free public workout at the WestWind martial-arts school in Berkeley. After their workout, it took Pacquiao almost an hour before he could take even a bite of his steak and plain rice as he was besieged by autograph seekers.

This Thursday (Manila time), Pacquiao and Diaz will continue their tour in San Diego, where a throng of boxing fans are expected to attend.

“I don’t mind this at all. I want to make everyone happy. I’m surprised there are so many people today,” Pacquiao told the widely read San Francisco Chronicle last week. “But I know I have a lot of supporters here.”

Pacquiao recently won the WBC super-featherweight crown via split verdict over bitter Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 also in Las Vegas. The win made Pacquiao the first-ever three-division world champion in Asia as he also held titles in the flyweight and super-bantamweight divisions.

The 31-year-old southpaw Diaz (34-1-1 with 14 knockouts) was crowned the regular WBC lightweight champion when he outpointed Morales in their 12-round encounter August of last year in Rosemont, Illinois.

Before that win over Morales, Diaz captured the interim belt with a 10th-round TKO over Jose Armando Sta. Cruz in August 2006 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Diaz’s last bout was beneath the Marquez-Pacquiao rematch where the Chicago native won a 10-round verdict against Mexican Ramon Montano.

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Manny Pacquiao has been experiencing cough and colds days after his latest promotional tour in San Francisco, California.

This was revealed by the boxing champ himself during an overseas call by the BusinessMirror moments before he hit the sack Sunday night at his posh Palazzo apartment in Park La Brea in Los Angeles.

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