Source: Reuters
NEW YORK – Manny Pacquiao's opponent for a fight in March is expected to be named this week now that talks with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. have fallen apart, promoters for the Filipino WBO welterweight champion said on Thursday.
"We expect Manny to fight in March," a spokesman for Top Rank told Reuters. "We're working on an opponent for him and we should have something finalized in a day or two."
A World Boxing Organization welterweight title bout slated for March 13 against Mayweather in Las Vegas was expected to be among boxing's biggest revenue-producing fights.
But the bout, widely considered to have matched the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, was called off on Wednesday after hitting a snag when Mayweather's demand for Olympic-style dope testing was rejected by Pacquiao.
NEW YORK – Manny Pacquiao's opponent for a fight in March is expected to be named this week now that talks with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. have fallen apart, promoters for the Filipino WBO welterweight champion said on Thursday.
"We expect Manny to fight in March," a spokesman for Top Rank told Reuters. "We're working on an opponent for him and we should have something finalized in a day or two."
A World Boxing Organization welterweight title bout slated for March 13 against Mayweather in Las Vegas was expected to be among boxing's biggest revenue-producing fights.
But the bout, widely considered to have matched the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, was called off on Wednesday after hitting a snag when Mayweather's demand for Olympic-style dope testing was rejected by Pacquiao.
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