ni Gerard Arce @Sports | March 18, 2024
Naging mas malinaw pa ang nilulutong laban sa pagitan nina 8th-division World Champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao at undefeated British boxer Conor “The Destroyer” Benn kasunod ng mas lumalaking interes ng bansang Saudi Arabia na ganapin roon ang naturang bakbakan ngayong taon.
Pinagtibay ni MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons ang bulung-bulungan sa itinutulak na laban matapos aminin nito sa isang online interview na mula umano sa kawalan ay nagbunga sa kaliwanagan ang salpukan nina Pacman at Benn kasunod ng pagkikita sa isang boxing event sa Saudi Arabia na kinalauna’y pinaburan ng dalawang panig sa pagitan ng MP Promotions at Matchroom Sport na pinamumunuan ni chairman at promoter Eddie Hearn. “It was bizarre. There was a year or so ago when we were interested in the Conor Benn fight but then it died down. His Excellency loves fighters and loves Manny Pacquiao so invited him to the show on the weekend and Conor Benn was there doing some commentating for DAZN,” panimulang kwento ni Gibbons.
“They are both there at the weigh-in and you had Derek Chisora joking with them saying ‘why don’t you guys’ fight’ and then Ariel Helwani was there and said ‘are we going to get a fight, how close is it and let’s have a face off’. We weren’t even negotiating but we are now and it went from zero to 100 and now we are certainly negotiating.”
Naging panauhing pandangal si Pacman at ang asawa nitong si Jinkee sa laban nina dating heavyweight champion at Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua at dating UFC Heavyweight champion Francis “The Predator” Ngannou, mula sa imbitasyon ni His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Adviser sa Royal Court bilang Minister ng at chairman ng General Entertainment Authority ng Saudi, habang naging commentator naman si Benn para sa DAZN.
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