Details are being refined for the celebration of a fight between the historic Filipino fighter and the 22-year-old American boxer
The original idea they had Manny Pacquiao and Ryan Garcia entering the ring in September was replaced by Saturday April 24 or May 1García’s lawyer, Guadalupe Valencia, said ahead of the interview he will be holding next Friday ESPN KNOCKOUT El Show.
A few days ago, Ryan García He uploaded an image to his accounts revealing the possibility of the fight with Manny Pacquiao, surprising locals and strangers, but instead of the information ending prematurely, little by little, some details were revealed, such as discussing whether it was an exhibition or a formal fight, if it were at 147 pounds or in an agreed weight, that is, they showed interest.
Manny Pacquiao has not entered the ring since July 2019when he dethroned the American Keith Thurman, 10 years younger, as the World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion. Ryan Garcia comes knockout with Luke Campbell to win the interim lightweight title World Boxing Council just last january 2nd.
The Filipino multi-champion is 20 years older than Ryan García22. In his native Philippines he mentioned several names and among them, besides Garcia, Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, both princes of the category of the Welters, he named Manny.
Another name mentioned for Pacquiao was Irishman Conor McGregor, but showed that his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 reduced his chances, despite them being two of the most popular characters internationally in both boxing and mixed martial arts.
Ryan has a professional record of 21 wins and 18 knockouts while Pacquiao He has a record of 62 wins, 39 of which are by knockout, in exchange for seven defeats and two draws. Several betting sites have not yet posted initial odds for a possible match between the ‘Pacman’ and ‘King’.