{"id":38231,"date":"2015-01-11T22:37:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T14:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=38231"},"modified":"2015-01-11T22:37:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T14:37:40","slug":"pacquiao-on-anticipated-fight-with-mayweather-lets-wait-within-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/01\/11\/pacquiao-on-anticipated-fight-with-mayweather-lets-wait-within-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacquiao on anticipated fight with Mayweather: \u2018Let\u2019s wait within this month\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32606\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Manny-Pacquiao-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32606\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Manny-Pacquiao-4.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of @mannypacquiao on Twitter\" width=\"651\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Manny-Pacquiao-4.jpg 651w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Manny-Pacquiao-4-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of @mannypacquiao on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on Sunday advised his fans to wait \u2018within this month\u2019 for the announcement of his highly-anticipated fight with undefeated Floy Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dLet\u2019s wait for the announcement within this month,\u201d Pacquiao said in a television interview on the sideline of the Final\u2019s Game 3 between San Miguel Beer and Alaska in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao, a congressman from lone district of Sarranggani, is the playing-coaching of PBA\u2019s expansion Kia ballclub.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a report said the camps of the Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed to stage the much-awaited fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>According to a source of Los Angeles Times\u2019 Lance Pugmire, both camps \u201cwe\u2019re making progress\u201d in their effort to finally seal the mega-fight.<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight champion, had fought eleven times at the MGM Grand Garden while Mayweather, the WBC title holder, held 13 fights, including his last 10, at the same venue.<\/p>\n<p>The LA Times\u2019 source also said Mayweather, still undefeated in 47 fights, wanted a 60-40 split in his favor while the camp of Pacquiao (57-5-2) is willing to get the lower share of the purse.<\/p>\n<p>The report also said the fight contract could be finally signed in the next seven to ten days.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Pacquiao has given Mayweather until the last day of the month to respond to the Filipino\u2019s challenge to the American world champion.<\/p>\n<p>After knocking down unbeaten Chris Algieri six times in November last year, Pacquiao said he is excited to fight Mayweather and the highly-anticiapted fight should happen now.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations for the mega fight kicked off after Mayweather reportedly expressed readiness to fight Pacquiao on May 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013 Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on Sunday advised his fans to wait \u2018within this month\u2019 for the announcement 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