LOS ANGELES, California — Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales took center stage at the MGM grand for the first time last March, displaying their status as two of the world’s most powerful super featherweights to millions of fans.

On January 21, the rivals reprise their bloody encounter in “The Battle” at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas with Pacquiao favored by the oddsmakers to prevail this time over Morales, the Mexican they call El Terrible.

The “Pacman” starts on Monday the final phase of his rigorous sparring at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.

After hearing Mass on Sunday, Pacquiao tapered off from his usual grind and was looking with keen anticipation at what his sparmates can bring to the dance in the final phase of his training.

The Filipino boxing hero is scheduled to proceed to Las Vegas on a motorcade next Monday.

“Pacman is so loose,” according to one of his fans Sunday. He was with a group of Filipinos salivating at the prospect of an exciting evening at the T&M Center.

A quicker ending is anticipated by both camps owing to the thinness in the knuckle area of the Cleto Reyes brand of boxing gloves to be used for the fight. Pacquiao had complained of the Japanese-made gloves in the first fight.

The first meeting went to the gritty Mexican, but the Filipino idol has vowed to clinch a memorable win when they clash anew.