Boxing: Pacquiao in ‘final stages’ of talks for Mikey Garcia fight, says aide

MANILA: Philippine boxing nice Manny Pacquiao is within the “remaining phases” of talks for a bout in opposition to American star Mikey Garcia, an aide to the Filipino fighter stated Thursday (Might 6).

The date and venue for a Pacquiao-Garcia match-up may very well be introduced as early as subsequent week, Jayke Joson, particular assistant to the previous eight-weight world champion, instructed AFP.

Native media stories stated a July struggle in Dubai was on the playing cards.

Pacquiao, 42, has not fought since claiming the World Boxing Affiliation’s welterweight “tremendous” world title with a shocking victory over Keith Thurman in Las Vegas in July 2019.

Former four-division world champion Garcia, who’s 9 years youthful, has additionally been idle since early 2020 when he beat Jessie Vargas on factors.

Pacquiao, an elected senator in his nation, stated final yr he needed to struggle Irish combined martial arts star Conor McGregor in 2021, however the talks went nowhere.

Garcia, overwhelmed solely as soon as and with 30 of his 40 skilled wins ending in knockouts, would pose a formidable problem to Pacquiao, who has a 62-7 win-loss document with two attracts over a 26-year boxing profession.

A return to the ring would give Pacquiao the prospect for one more profitable payday as he nears the tip of an illustrious boxing profession.