MANNY PACQUIAO might meet an old foe in a new place in September.
Promoter Bob Arum said he is trying to put together a fifth fight between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez and shopping it to casinos in Macau and Singapore.
Marquez would be the most likely opponent for Pacquiao, though Arum indicated earlier that Timothy Bradley – who won a disputed decision over Pacquiao last year – is another possibility.
Marquez knocked Pacquiao out in the sixth round in December, flattening the Filipino fighter with a right hand that left him face down on the canvas for 2 minutes. It was the first win for Marquez in four fights between the two rivals.
The MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas would ordinarily figure to be the host for the bout, but it reportedly is holding a September date for Floyd Mayweather Jr., assuming he beats Robert Guerrero there May 4.
In other boxing news:
* The Indian sports ministry has asked the national anti-doping body to conduct an out-of-competition test on Vijender Singh after claims from police and local media he uses heroin. Singh won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
