Pacquiao in ‘final stages’ of talks for Garcia fight

Local media reports said a July fight in Dubai was on the cards.

Pacquiao in ‘final stages’ of talks for Garcia fight

Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao is in the “final stages” of talks for a bout against American star Mikey Garcia, an aide to the Filipino fighter said on Thursday.

The date and venue for a Pacquiao-Garcia match-up could be announced as early as next week, Jayke Joson, special assistant to the former eight-weight world champion, told AFP.

Local media reports said a July fight in Dubai was on the cards.

Pacquiao, 42, has not fought since claiming the World Boxing Association’s welterweight “super” world title with a stunning victory over Keith Thurman in Las Vegas in July 2019.