MANILA, Philippines – A historic prize fight between current pound-for-pound champ Manny Pacquiao and undefeated boxing sensation Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still a possibility, according to Top Rank, Inc. head honcho Bob Arum.
Arum arrived in Manila Thursday morning then proceeded to General Santos City
to support his ward's political campaign. The Filipino boxing sensation is seeking to clinch the Sarangani Province congressional seat on May 10.Arum said he is certain that Pacquiao will be victorious in his second political bid.
“I’m excited to be able to introduce him in the next fight as Congressman Manny Pacquiao,” he said.
After the elections, Arum said he hopes to negotiate for the much-clamored showdown between Pacquiao and Mayweather.
“Yes I'm going to try to make it happen, I think it can… Sometime towards the end of the year,” the Top Rank head remarked.
Pacquiao and Mayweather were slated to fight on March 13 but they disagreed on the Olympic-style drug testing protocol.
According to Arum, he believes the disagreement can be ironed out so that the fight will push through. “I'm not going to give details but I think we can work it out,” he added.
He added that Mayweather, who defeated Shane Mosley via unanimous decision on May 1, cannot keep running away from the Pacquiao bout. “He's got nowhere else to go," he stated.
Aside from Arum, several boxing writers from the US also arrived in the country to get more news about the 7-division world champ.
Said Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times: “Anything I write about Manny gets incredible readership.” – With a report from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
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