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ARUM AND KONCZ AGREE AMIR KHAN IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR PACQUIAO?S RETURN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Both eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao?s promoter, Top Rank?s Bob Arum and Pacquiao?s longtime adviser Michael Koncz both agree that Britain?s Amir Khan is the best choice for the Fiipino boxing icon?s return to the ring following his disappointing May 2 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Arum has been in talks with Khan?s handlers while Koncz and Pacquiao who met the WBC welterweight Silver champion earlier this year in a London Gym and agreed to fight sometime this year before the lucrative Mayweather fight came along, have indicated a fight against Khan sometime in the first quarter of next year is likely.
Arum however has one condition before a deal is done and that is that Pacquiao gets checked out by the doctor who operated on his for a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder last May 7, gives him the clearance to fight.
Pacquiao himself has made it clear his injury is fully healed even as he continues to play basketball to prove his injury had healed, completely.
According to Koncz the second choice is IBF champion Kell Brook.
Whoever the opponent is the the fight will take place in Las Vegas although Dubai has been mentioned as a possible venue.
Pacquiao and Khan used to train under Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach at his Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles and also in the Philippine summer capital of Baguio City and have even sparred against each other although there is a difference of perception on who got the upper hand with Roach insisting it was Pacquiao while Khan disputes the claim.
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