MANNY PACQUIAO’S team have revealed he will fight Shawn Porter or Mikey Garcia next.
The Filipino star, 40, still wants a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, 42, after the unbeaten American revealed he is coming out retirement next year.
Manny Pacquiao boasts a boxing record of 62-7-2Credit: AFP or licensors
But Pacquiao’s first test of 2020 will not come against Mayweather – who beat him by unanimous decision in 2015.
Following his win over Keith Thurman in July, the 40-year-old looks set to take on Porter, 32, or Garcia, 31.
Sean Gibbons, President of MP Promotions, said: “He’s going to sort out what the next step is. [Danny] Garcia, [Shawn] Porter or if Mikey [Garcia] is still floating around.
“Mikey Garcia lost to Errol Spence. There’s no shame. Everybody said, ‘Errol Spence is the best and whatever’.”
It looks unlikely that Pacquiao will face [Danny] Garcia as he is already scheduled to fight on January 25.
Gibbons revealed that the most likely opponent for Pac Man will be [Mikey] Garcia – who boasts a record 39-1 with 30 knockouts.
He added: “Mikey actually fits better with Manny because of the size.
“Manny is more of a 140-pounder. The real pot at the end of the rainbow is [Floyd] Mayweather.
“Now all of a sudden you have Floyd Mayweather saying, ‘Hey, I’m coming back in 2020, I’m doing two fights, and ones a senator.”
Former four division world champion Garcia has admitted his desire to fight Pacquiao next year.
Speaking to ESPN Deportes, he said: “The fight that interests me the most in 2020 is the one with Pacquiao.”
The Filipino will want to take on Mayweather after, but the 50-0 fighter has played down talks of a rematch.
Floyd Mayweather revealed on social media that he is coming out of retirement next yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
