Pacquiao to hold Macau fight in November – report

Naveen Ganglani

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Pacquiao to hold Macau fight in November – report
Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz says they are in contract to fight twice a year and one of those fights have to be held at Macau

MANILA, Philippines – Eight-division Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will fight twice in 2015, with the second taking place in Macau toward the end of the year – likely in November.

According to an article published by boxingscene.com, Pacquiao’s adviser, Michael Koncz, said that Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) has contract obligations to fight twice in this calendar year.

“We’re under contract to have two fights,” said Koncz.

“Based on what we’ve discussed in the past, I believe the way it stands now, we’ll fight in Macau once a year – in November,” he added.

Pacquiao first fought in Macau in November 2013 when he defeated Brandon Rios via unanimous decision to snap a two-fight losing streak. In November 2014, Pacquiao beat erstwhile undefeated Chris Algieri also via unanimous decision.

Pacquiao’s dominant performance against Algieri – whom he defeated with a scorecard of 119-103, 119-103, 120-102 – increased the pressure on his and the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr’s camps to agree to terms for a fight between both champions.

There have been discussions of a potential May 2 match between the two, though no specific date has been agreed and signed upon as of this moment.

READ: Arum: A May 2 Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is disrespectful to Mexicans

Pacquiao’s promoter, Top Rank’s Bob Arum, reportedly has plans of having his boxer fight in the United States in April if negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather duel fall through again. – Rappler.com

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