THE World Boxing Organization (WBO) is pushing for the proposed bout between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to be a world title fight.
WBO President Francisco Valcarcel plans to sanction Pacquiao?s ring return as a world title bout, with Cotto defending his WBO welterweight title.
?I made a request to the committee to place Pacquiao in the number one position for the fight for Cotto?s title,? said Valcarcel in a report posted at BoxingScene.com. ?I?ve already spoken to Bob Arum and agreed the fight will be for the title.?
If this would be sanctioned as a title fight, Pacquiao will be gunning for his seventh division title.
The 30-year-old Pacquiao has won world titles in six different weight categories of the major boxing bodies and has won two lineal titles.
Pacquiao has won a world title at flyweight (112 pounds), super bantamweight (122), featherweight (126), super featherweight (130), lightweight (135) and light welterweight (142).
Negotiations
Cotto?s legal adviser Gabriel Pe?agaricano said Cotto?s defense of his world title is one of the issues that have been brought up in the negotiations but it isn?t definite as of the moment.
?Miguel?s title is part of the negotiations that are still ongoing,? said Pe?agaricano. ?It will be one of the aspects to consider during the fight discussions. (There are people) saying the agreement is signed, that?s not true. The only thing we agreed on is the fight being at 145 pounds.?
