Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Rivals agree to clash later as dates unworkable
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has told Dyan
Castillejo of Filipion TV network ABS-CBN that he spoke to rival Floyd
Mayweather on the phone recently to verbally agree a meeting between the two.
Pacquiao, 33, confirmed that the fighters are happy with the
way things are being played out amidst what has become a media frenzy and that
they will delay the fight until a later time when it suits both parties.
The Filipino Congressman stated: “It went OK. The talk about
negotiations proceeds forward.”
When asked by Castillejo to reaffirm that he had spoken
directly to Mayweather, Pacquiao then said: “Yes. We said that 50/50 was
approved and there’s no problem. [We can fight] anytime. It is in your hands but
we will wait if that’s OK with you."
It now means that a November date could be aimed for as
promoter Bob Arum has suggested and upon Mayweather’s release from prison, the
neogtiations can continue for the two-belt unification clash that everyone
wants to see.