Pacquiao, Vargas make Las Vegas arrivals ahead of championship bout — PHOTOS

Boxer Jessie Vargas, center, with his team Rafael Garcia, left, and Dewey Cooper pose for a photo during Vargas "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Vargas is scheduled to fight Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Boxer Manny Pacquiao is interviewed during his "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Jessie Vargas on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Boxer Manny Pacquiao makes his "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Jessie Vargas on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Boxer Manny Pacquiao signs an autograph as he makes his "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Jessie Vargas on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Boxer Jessie Vargas signs a glove as he makes his "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Vargas is scheduled to fight Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Boxer Jessie Vargas makes his "Grand Arrival" to the Wynn hotel-casino on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Las Vegas. Vargas is scheduled to fight Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

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