Pacquiao vs Crawford ipu-push ni Arum
MANILA, Philippines — Hindi pa isinusuko ni legendary promoter Bob Arum ang plano niyang bakbakan nina Filipino world eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao at American world welterweight titlist Terence Crawford.
Ayon sa 88-anyos na chairman ng Top Rank Promotions, si Pacquiao pa rin ang gusto niyang makalaban ni Crawford bago matapos ang taon.
“The Pacquiao fight, obviously we’d like to do it,” sabi ni Arum sa panayam ng BoxingScene.com. “Whether we can do it, how we can do it, that’s what we’re figuring out now. Obviously, if it can happen it’ll happen, and if it can’t happen, it won’t happen. But nothing is concrete on that. We hope we can do it. We’re trying, but this is not a usual situation.”
Itinakda ni Arum ang pagsampa ni Crawford, lumalaban sa ilalim ng Top Rank, sa ibabaw ng boxing ring alinman sa Nobyembre 14 o Nobyembre 21.
“We told Terence that he’s scheduled to fight in November. If it can’t be Pacquiao for various reasons, then we’ll match him with somebody else. But we told Terence to prepare for mid-November, whether it’s the 14th or the 21st,” wika ni Arum kay Crawford.
Wala namang pahayag ang 41-anyos na si Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) kung gusto niyang labanan ang 32-anyos na si Crawford (36-0-0, 27 KOs).
Bitbit ni Pacquiao, itinayo ang sariling MP Promotions, ang kanyang World Boxing Asociation (WBA) welterweight crown habang suot naman ni Crawford ang World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title.
Sakaling maitakda ang Pacquiao-Crawford unification fight, ang kanilang pay-per-view main event ay hindi gagawin sa Uni-ted States dahil wala pang katiyakan kung papayagan na ang mga fans sa mga sporting events bunga ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Nauna nang sinabi ni Arum na posibleng maitakda ang nasabing laban sa Dubai.
Huling lumaban si Pacquiao noong Hulyo 20, 2019 kung saan tinalo niya si Keith Thurman (29-1-0, 22 KOs) via split decision para sa WBA belt.
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