Advisor: Pacquiao's next foe settled soon

January, 17, 2012
Jan 17
11:09
AM ET
By Michael Woods | ESPN.com
Bob Arum left the Phillippines on Saturday after a final meeting with Manny Pacquiao and advisor Michael Koncz.

Koncz told ESPN New York that he and Pacquiao will talk over the proposed fighters that Arum presented to them for a June bout. So, when will we know who gets the Pacquiao lotto ticket, the date to dance with the Congressman?

"Manny and I want to talk over a few things, so maybe we'll release who Manny is fighting next by the end of next week," Koncz said.

And is Floyd Mayweather Jr. still on the short list for that next fight, which would have to unfold before his June 1 report date to serve a jail term for a domestic assault on his ex-girlfriend?

"No comment," said Koncz.

Michael Woods

Boxing
Michael Woods, a member of the board of the Boxing Writers Association of America, has been covering boxing since 1991. He writes about boxing for ESPN The Magazine and is the news editor for TheSweetScience.com.
Tags:

Bob Arum, Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, michael koncz

ESPN Conversations


You must be signed in to post a comment

Already have an account?

You are fully responsible for the content you post. Content that includes profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior (such as "spamming" or "trolling"), or other inappropriate content or material will be removed. We reserve the right to block any user who violates our terms of use, including removing all content posted by that user.

ABOUT THIS BLOG

Brian Campbell Richard Fletcher Igor Guryashkin Graham Houston

Kieran Mulvaney Eric Raskin Don Steinberg Michael Woods

Brian Campbell is an ESPN Mobile editor and a boxing contributor for ESPN.com.

Richard Fletcher is a longtime contributor to Boxing Monthly and also writes for HBO and ESPN.com.

Igor Guryashkin is a researcher for ESPN The Magazine and a boxing contributor for ESPN.com.

Graham Houston is the American editor of Boxing Monthly, writes for FightWriter.com and is a boxing contributor for ESPN.com.

Kieran Mulvaney covers boxing for ESPN.com, Reuters and HBO Sports.

Eric Raskin is a former managing editor of The Ring and covers boxing for TheSweetScience.com, HBO, Grantland and ESPN.com.

Don Steinberg, a winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America's award for best column in 2006 and best short feature in 2010, covers boxing for The Philadelphia Inquirer and contributes to ESPN.com.

Michael Woods writes about boxing for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, and is the editor of TheSweetScience.com.

SUBSCRIBE:

BLOG ARCHIVE:

CATEGORIES:

RECENT UPDATES