And here we thought Manny Pacquiao was going to take it easy on boxing to concentrate on being a senator.
“From all indications, Jeff Horn will be Senator Manny Pacquiao’s first opponent this year. Horn’s co-promoter, Dean Lonergan, is flying in to Los Angeles on Tuesday to discuss with Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, the mechanics of the World Boxing Organization welterweight title bout to be held in Australia,” reports Roy Luarca in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Arum has said that “Pacquiao and his camp have cleared the negotiations and are ready to fight the unbeaten Horn (16-0-1, 11 knockouts) once the money have been raised by Duco Events, which Lonergan heads.”
The report added that “if all goes well, particularly on the monetary side, Pacquiao-Horn is likely to be finalized before the week ends.” It also pointed out that “the bout has been booked for April 23 at the 52,500-seat Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, reports from Australia hint of a possibility that Sydney or Melbourne will eventually enter the hosting derby because of Pacquiao’s stature.”
The 5-foot-9 Horn happens to be a former schoolteacher.
