In this file photo from July 11, 2019, then-Senator Manny Pacquiao trains with Freddie Roach at the Wildcard gym in Los Angeles, California for his fight against American Keith Thurman. Val Cuenca, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA, Philippines – Freddie Roach was proud to learn that Manny Pacquiao will be inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.

In a statement released to the media on Friday, Roach said he could not contain his happiness that he will "share the same wall" with Pacquiao.

Roach himself was an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame during the year 2012.

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"Today's announcement that Manny will be a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame's class of 2025 makes me incredibly proud. As much as I loved working together with Manny all those years, I'm even happier sharing the same wall with him at the International Boxing Hall of Fame," said Roach.

In their 20-year stint, Roach helped Pacquiao clinch seven of this record eight weight division world titles.

"For twenty years, after Manny and I first did mitts in the ring at Wild Card, we trained together for some of the biggest fights.  As his collection of world championship belts grew, so did his presence in boxing and the world," he said.

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The seven-time Boxing Writers Association of America "Trainer of the Year" also shared his reflection the first time he trained Pacquiao decades ago.

"I opened my gym, Wild Card Boxing Club, in hopes that the next Muhammad Ali would walk through the door. Little did I know that in 2001, my Muhammad Ali would weigh 122 pounds.  His name was Manny Pacquiao, and he was and still is the pride of the Philippines."

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