World News – CA – Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor to fight next year

CAMEROON MAGAZINE - GM26/09/20201 Mins read49 Views

MANILA – Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will face former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor in the ring next year, with part of the proceeds from the fight going to victims of the coronavirus in his country , his office announced on Saturday

Both fighters « prepare for this latest epic boxing match, » said Jayke Joson, special assistant to Pacquiao, who is also a Philippine senator

Joson’s statement follows a tweet from Irishman McGregor in which he said he would « box Pacquiao next in the Middle East »

Anyway all the water under the bridge which gives a madman Boxing Manny Pacquiao then in the Middle East

McGregor announced on Twitter in June that he was retiring from the sport for the third time He left the sport for the first time in April 2016 In March 2019, he again announced that he was hanging up his gloves, but in both cases, retirements were short-lived

Negotiations between the two camps « are now starting to move forward, » Joson said, adding that a « large chunk » of Pacquiao’s income would go to those affected by the pandemic

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines surpassed 300,000 on Saturday, while the number of deaths rose to 5,284

The Philippines has the most confirmed COVID-19 infections in Southeast Asia and the second highest number of coronavirus deaths in the region, after Indonesia Pacquiao, 41, whose speed and power deny his age, is the only man in boxing history to hold world titles in eight different divisions

He beat Keith Thurman to win the WBA welterweight championship in July, taking his record to 62-7-2 with 39 KOs

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