The 39-year-old will face Argentine Lucas Matthysse for the WBA welterweight title on 14 July.
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Queensland’s premier, whose state government was the financial backer of a November 12 fight, announced on Friday that Pacquiao “cannot return to the ring” due to other commitments.
There had been talk the 38-year-old Pacquiao might retire, but the eight-division world champion said on Wednesday his passion for the sport was still strong.
Horn improved his unbeaten record to 17-0-1 after the judges scored the bout 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 in the 29-year-old’s favour, but many observers questioned the outcome, saying the officials had made a “hometown decision”.
Beaten by Horn in their showdown for the World Boxing Organization welterweight crown Sunday in Brisbane, Pacquiao wants to exact revenge on the Australian, who roughed him up to earn a disputable unanimous decision.
Pacquiao appeared to land far more punches than his rival, packaged as “the boxing schoolteacher” by promoters
Pacquiao, a record eight-division world champion, is taking on unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn in Brisbane this Saturday
Promoter, Duco Events, said on Wednesday the location for the fight involving the 38-year-old Pacquiao could be in one of Australia’s major cities, possibly Horn’s hometown of Brisbane, or the Middle East or United States