ni Gerard Arce @Sports | March 20, 2024
Ang inaabangang pagbabalik sa professional fight ng nag-iisang 8th-division World champion na si Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao ay nabigyan ng bahagyang pag-aalinlangan dahil sa estado ng suspensiyon na ipinataw kay undefeated British boxer Conor “The Destroyer” Benn ng United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) at British Boxing Board of Control.
Nananatiling naghihintay ang kampo ng dating World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental (Europe) welterweight titlist sa pagtanggal ng naturang suspensiyon sa kanilang bansa, lalo pa’t malaki ang pagnanais ni Matchroom promoter at owner Eddie Hearn na ganapin ang kanilang laban sa London, England. “Listen, we all want that fight. Manny flew in for talks and to watch the show in Saudi Arabia, so that’s what we’d like to do,” paliwanag ni Hearn sa IFLTV. “We’re waiting for the Conor Benn announcement from the appeal. We were told it was going to be in two weeks. It’s nearly four weeks, so we’ll hear about that appeal any day.”
Nitong Marso 8 ay nagawang dumalo ni Pacquiao at asawang si Jinkee sa laban nina dating heavyweight champion at Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua at dating UFC Heavyweight champion Francis “The Predator” Ngannou, mula sa imbitasyon ni His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Adviser sa Royal Court bilang Minister ng at chairman ng General Entertainment Authority ng Saudi, habang nagging commentator naman si Benn para sa DAZN.
Nagawang magkaharap at mag-face-off nina Pacman at Benn na matinding itinutulak ng parehong boxing promoter, maging ng bansang Saudi Arabia na ganapin sa kanilang bansa ang naturang bakbakan. Maging si MP promotions President at international matchmaker Sean Gibbons ay kinumpirma ang pagpayag ng dalawang kampo na isuntok ang laban ngayong darating na Mayo o Hunyo.
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