The World Boxing Council has given Manny Pacquiao only until July 28 to decide which belt he intends to keep.
Pacquiao won the WBC super-featherweight crown by beating Juan Manuel Marquez last March, then without defending the title he decided to move up in weight.
Then the 29-year-old superstar from Gen. Santos City took the WBC lightweight title from David Diaz last month, and technically became a champion of two divisions.
Now, he has to decide which one to relinquish, which one to keep.
?The present double WBC world champion at lightweight and super featherweight, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, must announce by July 28 which title he has decided to keep,? the WBC said.
Jose Sulaiman, the WBC chief, said if Pacquiao decides to relinquish the lightweight title, then he should defend the super-featherweight crown against Humberto Soto in his next fight.
But that?s unlikely to happen because Pacquiao is bent on leaving the super-featherweight division, since he?s already having great difficulty making 130 lbs,
He said he feels more comfortable at 135 lbs, and in fact has dared anybody to challenge him for the crown.
Pacquiao is already a four-time world champion in different weight classes, having been champion in the light-flyweight and super-bantamweight divisions earlier in his career.
Among those being considered to face Pacquiao at 135 are Edwin Valero, Joel Casamayor, Nate Campbell, Juan Manuel Marquez or Soto.
Pacquiao has even expressed his desire to move one notch higher and challenge British superstar Ricky Hatton for this light-welterweight (140) title.
