Queensland’s minister for tourism and major events Kate Jones said they were remaining hopeful but would not enter a bidding war for the fight. The native of England last fought in May when he moved up to middleweight and lost to then-champion Canelo Alvarez by sixth-round knockout.
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“The people there favour him fighting Amir Khan”.
Khan and Pacquiao have a history together, which makes his fight interesting for fans and boxing analysts alike. But Khan says there is a possibility of the fight taking place in the United States. Amir Khan won the polls hands-down but both the wrestlers could not zero-in on the venue.
With Mayweather off the table, Pacquiao is the next-best option for Khan.
Pacquiao and Khan both trained together under Freddie Roach from 2009-2012 at the Wild Card Gym and in the Philippines and had sparred a number of rounds together.
So now, it looks like we’ve got a guaranteed match, right? One is United Kingdom, one is Dubai and one is in the USA.
As if the line up of big boxing fights for 2017 wasn’t glamorous enough already, you are going to have to add another significant date to your diaries. Nevertheless Top Rank promoter Bob Arum outlined the prospect of a fight as “total and complete bulls***”. He felt Khan was using Pacquiao’s name to avoid a potential showdown with Brook.
Here is a clip of Pacquiao and Khan sparring, it seems pretty clear that Pacquiao had the upper hand.
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“Saka na siguro pag nabuo na para hindi ma-frame yung usapan (I’ll just reveal the details later if a deal is set so the talks will not be framed)”, he said.
