Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao was on the verge of taking place in mid-2020
Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA for the third time in June 2020. The Irishman who has come back from his third retirement since then has gone on to fight twice (against Dustin Poirier) and lost both.
During his third-retirement phase in 2020, McGregor was hinting at a (boxing) fight with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao in the middle-east.
In fact, the talk of a pro-boxing fight with Pacquiao is still on the cards, although a recent fallout between Audie Attar and Pacquiao might have put the plans on hold.
In a recent interview with the Schmo, ‘The PacMan’ didn’t seem much interested in a fight with McGregor.
Pacquiao stated that he wanted a fight that would make the fans happy which would be possible only if he fought a professional boxer.
He was quoted as saying:
“For me, money will follow. But, my concern is the fans- how to make the fans happy in every fight. I don’t pick a non-boxer opponent, I want to pick the best…So that we can claim that we are the best.”
Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr. goes down next month
Manny Pacquiao will take on the youth and might of Errol Spence Jr. on the 21st of August in 2021. The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The contest will go ahead with three titles on the line – WBC, IBF and the vacant The Ring welterweight title.
This will be Pacquiao’s first boxing match in more than two years. He is coming off a victory over Keith Thurman in July 2019.
Errol Spence Jr. on the other hand, is unbeaten in his professional boxing career with 27 wins. His last fight was against Danny Garcia in December 2020. Spence won the fight via. unanimous decision.
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