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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Manny Pacquiao will be coming off the longest layoff of his incredible career when he steps back into the ring in Macau in November. Itll also be two years since the former pound-for-pound champions last victory. Theres no reason to worry about any of those ominous signs, according to the genial Filipino congressman. His bout with Brandon Rios will just be the start of his comeback, not a retirement party. "I want to prove that I can still fight, and my boxing career is not done yet," Pacquiao said Thursday in a ballroom jam-packed with international media at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) was his usual serene, joking self in his last public appearance in North America before heading back to the Philippines, where hell start training camp in October. Pacquiao is training with Freddie Roach for only six weeks, not the usual eight, because Roach doesnt want to burn out his fighter. And for the first time in the 34-year-old Pacquiaos career, thats a legitimate concern. The eight-division champion is coming off losses to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, followed by roughly 11 months of inactivity. "I have confidence in my ability," Pacquiao said. "If you really look at my last fight, my conditioning, my killer instinct was still there. Everything was happening until that punch." Indeed, while Pacquiaos loss to Bradley has been widely lampooned as a poor judging decision, his one-punch knockout loss to Marquez was much more persuasive. Seeing Pacquiao facedown and motionless on the Las Vegas canvas was sobering, but Roach remains publicly confident Marquezs devastating punch is a hazard of their profession. "Manny is a realist," Roach said. "If you dont think you can get knocked out in this sport, you picked the wrong sport. He knows it can happen. It happened twice before I met Manny Pacquiao. He showed me those tapes. He wasnt embarrassed by it. He knows its part of life in boxing. Thats why he deals with it so well. It doesnt bother him." Although Pacquiao is unshakably confident, Roach acknowledges hell have to discuss retirement with Pacquiao if the brawling Rios (31-1-1, 22 KOs) pulls an upset at the Venetian casino, the worlds newest boxing hotbed after a series of fight cards in its arena this year. "Ill even go so far as to say if I see flaws in training camp, Ill tell Manny, Its over," Roach said. "The thing is, until we get there, we really dont know. We cant really guess. If he doesnt respond to training camp, my No. 1 priority is to take care of my fighter, no matter what." Pacquiao also will train without longtime strength coach Alex Ariza, who was recently fired by Roach. Despite the upheaval in camp and his typically chaotic personal life, Pacquiao seems confident he can focus on the fight long enough to take care of Rios and his ferocious, defence-deficient style. "I didnt choose an easy opponent," Pacquiao said. "I didnt choose a tuneup fight. I chose to fight a good fighter. ... I love to fight. I love to throw a lot of punches. I have to make sure Im in 100 per cent condition and the killer instinct is still there." Rios dispensed his usual happy-go-lucky, profane personality to the Beverly Hills gathering, jokingly holding up his nameplate while posing for photos with Pacquiao and Zou Shiming, the Chinese Olympic gold medallist who will fight on the undercard. While Rios is among the sports most likable guys, Roach is more interested in the challengers crowd-pleasing style. "He comes to fight. He wants to exchange," Roach said. "I think its a fight that hell make us look great in. Hes the perfect style for Manny Pacquiao." After crossing the globe on a promotional tour that included stops in China, Singapore and the U.S., Rios is happy to be home. 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Hes been an integral part of our growth and a great representative for Geico and our many partners.Bringing Ty on board is an exciting opportunity for us and we are committed to giving him all the resources he needs to reach his full potential. Hes a very talented driver and first class young man. Im looking forward to working with him, as well as expanding our relationship with RCR.Geico will remain at Germain as Dillons sponsor and also plans to continue to sponsor Mears, nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, in select Xfinity Series races next season.The 24-year-old Dillon, the younger brother of RCR driver Austin Dillon, has 18 career Cup starts with a best of 14th at Michigan in Junne 2015.dddddddddddd Third in the Xfinity Series standings last year, he was fifth in the 2016 points after failing to advance out of the first round of its Chase. He has one win in the Xfinity Series, coming in the 2014 race at Indianapolis.Having spent three full seasons in Xfinity, it was time for Dillon to make the jump to Cup. There wasnt room or sponsorship for him at the three-car RCR operation -- with Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman returning with their same primary sponsors in 2017.Mears, 38, has one win in 488 career starts, with the victory coming in the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He has 13 top-five finishes. He enjoyed his best season points-wise in 2006, his last year driving for Chip Ganassi, when he finished 14th in the standings. He finished 15th the next year driving for Rick Hendrick and 20th in 2008 -- the last time he was top-20 in points.He joined Germain Racing late in the 2010 season. His best finish in the standings while at Germain was in 2015, when he finished 23rd. His best finishes this season were a pair of 12th-place finishes at Daytona and Watkins Glen. ' ' '