![]() He then told me, ‘you better be prepared’,” disclosed Zayani.Ī native of Saint-Martin-d’Hères, Isère, France, the 31-year-old Zayani once served as Pacquiao’s sparmate when the Filipino boxing icon trained for his 12-round world welterweight bout opposite Keith Thurman in July 2019. “Call it an exhibition or something but when the senator signed the deal, I told him to prepare well because I’m going to give him a real fight. Zayani said Pacquiao, through the help of Luis “Chavit” Singson, agreed to non-sanctioned 8-round bout using the regular 8-ounce gloves that is tentatively set mid-February at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. He already signed the contract so it is a go,” said Zayani who was accompanied by Filipino business manager Nico Rojas. “I personally negotiated with the senator together with my team and after months of talks, we finally agreed to a face off next year. The 43-year-old Pacquiao will battle French superstar Jaber Zayani in a ring showdown that was formally signed early last week at the former senator’s house in Makati City. You can order the current issue, which is on newsstands, or back issues from our subscribe page.Former senator and eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (left) and unbeaten lightweight contender Jaber Zayani (right) proudly displays their signed agreements that will see them fight each other in an 8-round exhibition match on February 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Listen to Michael Woods’ Everlast-powered podcast “Talkbox” here and follow him on Twitter to locate a copy of The Ring Magazine? Try here or Readers, what say you? Whom would you like for Pacman’s next? Gibbons answered enthusiastically: “Floyd Mayweather!” Just looking at opponents.”Īnd if Gibbons had the decision-maker hat on, what would he choose as the next scrap for Manny? “The senator is looking to get back in the ring in July. What is Gibbons thinking in regard to Manny’s 71st outing as a pro? “We are going to speak to adviser Al Haymon and see what the next step is next week,” Gibbons said on Thursday. Gibbons will be front and center while Pacman’s next appointment gets figured out. Sean Gibbons, a decades-long fixture in the fight game, has taken on many of the duties performed by Michael Koncz, who has been conspicuously absent since being ejected from the Pacquiao circle last year. Josesito Lopez (left) gave Keith Thurman hell during the second half of their WBA welterweight title bout but the defending beltholder dished out his share of punishment. We are more likely to see Pacquiao fight WBA titlist Keith Thurman, who looked fair-to-middlin’ in beating Josesito Lopez in January, after nearly two years away from the ring, dealing with injuries. PBC is the entity under whose auspices both Manny and Errol now fight and Al Haymon has final say over what gets done in that realm. “He should retire if he don’t want to fight the top guys in the division.”įox’s Mike Coppinger reported from “sources” that a Spence vs. OK, Manny is 40…but “It’s not like he’s coming off a loss.”Īnd no, the Texan wouldn’t take it easy on Manny…Would he? I think it would sell out great at AT&T Stadium, 70,000-plus,” Spence explained. He paid a visit to Fox’s “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed,” hosted by Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, and they asked him about fighting Manny. Spence himself lobbied for making a Spence versus Pacman tussle. Photo by Frank Micelotta – Fox Sports/PictureGroup ![]() Pacman is no Garcia, in that he is suited for 147 but many pundits said, after seeing Spence act professorial and school the Californian Garcia, that Errol is too much of a man for Pacquiao.Įrrol Spence Jr. Coming in, he told us all what he’d do to Garcia, who is best suited for 135 pounds, and he delivered. The 29-year-old Spence’s performance was maybe a bit too stellar from the perspective of anyone who might have wanted to make Pacquiao, 40, versus the welterweight ace from Desoto, Texas. Garcia should show how he can go the distance and should have the edge, size and strength-wise,” said Dave Mason, Sports Book Brand Manager of BetOnline.ag. “Spence should probably be even higher than -450 but Pacquiao always brings out the bettors, so we are going to open conservatively until we see the money start coming in. So shall we ponder a Spence versus Pacquiao match-up?īetOnline ( Twitter: furnished these odds: ![]()
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