That retirement was short-lived as the Filipino senator could not stay away from the sport that manufactured him a global icon, although Pacquiao introduced his retirement after defeating Timothy Bradley on April 9.
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"Yes, the struggle is on. I've agreed to your Nov. 5fight with reigning WBO welterweight winner Jessie Vargas," Pacquiao told ESPN's Dan Rafael. "Boxing is my enthusiasm. I miss out on what I would be executing in the gym and atop the ring."
The marketing facts with the struggle will likely be announced on Sept. The fight - that will be on pay-per-view -- will not be an HBO manufacturing, despite the fact that 8 in a push conference. Lance Pugmire of the. a.Periodsstories ESPN could be "a player" to provide the pay-per-view celebration and Top Rank manager Bob Arum claims it’s going to be a "blockbuster announcement" when he reveals the TV set options.
The fight with Vargas will probably not be described as a one-time return for Pacquiao, as Arum also has remaining the door was open to get a rematch with Floyd Mayweather in 2017 need to Mayweather opt forte come back again outside of retirement as lots of be expecting.
It could seem to healthy the requests of Mayweather for his 50th specialist combat as he stated he'll probably want a title fight -- Pacquiao can be WBO winner -- and may have to have a nine-figure payday if Pacquiao beats Vargas. A spring day would also permit Mayweather to combat on his most loved weekend from the year, Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Manny Pacquiao could make his return to the boxing ring after his extremely quick retirement on Nov. 5within the Thomas & Mack Middle in Las Vegas against WBO welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas.
Pacquiao won't be fighting on an HBO presentation this time, as Leading Rank manager Bob Arum has decided to do the pay-per-view creation himself, though the combat is going to be a pay-per-view occasion. Arum instructed RingTV.com that he hopes to change the "status quo" of pay-per-view productions with this move.
"Just like most human beings, you go and accept the status quo," Arum said to RingTV.com. "And so for years we've had this plan of having HBO distribute and it was convenient. Now, because of their position that we we're too close towards the Ward-Kovalev combat (on Nov. 19), we suddenly realized -- who the hell needs them? "
Arum noted that by bypassing HBO and negotiating directly with the TV set companies, he can save the 7.five percent charge that usually goes to HBO's generation arm through the battle sales.
"The distributor charges 7.five percent and actually enters into three contracts with Direct with, Dish and Television set in-Demand," stated Arum. "We do those contracts ourselves. If we can get all of your publicity and the promotion from others by supplying it to networks that have a much bigger audience then say an HBO., in other words, they negotiate them but we do them ourselves, so why would we spend 7.five percent to anybody"
Without HBO, there won't be a 24/7 series on the fight in the same format, but Arum is looking to take a different route to supplement the promotion with the battle by selling programming to networks like ABC, CBS and NBC.
"In other words, it's like a '24/7' but I think it's going to be much more innovative," Arum explained. "We're going to do major pieces that have never been seen before. We're going to take cameras right into the Senate, see those considering bills. I think it's going to be fascinating."
As with the commentating team, it's unknown right now who will probably be on the struggle call, but it's going to not be the normal voices we've grown accustomed to on past Pacquiao fights as Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and the HBO won't be ringside. Arum claims he's in contact with "major names" but has not worked out any official deals yet.
The decision to self-promote the pay-per-view is an interesting decision, and 1 that makes business sense on the surface. shooting, producing and commentating the action, there's a reason HBO and Showtime are the two dominant houses of boxing television and it's because they have the best in the business producing. If Major Rank can find a way to put on a similar level of manufacturing, it could certainly shake up the boxing pay-per-view landscape in the future.
Manny Pacquiao claimed on Tuesday night that he will challenge welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas on Nov. five with the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Immediately after some confusion last week, the announcement puts Pacquiao and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum on the same page as to who the Filipino boxing legend will fight next.
The announcement, which Arum verified to ESPN.com, came immediately after Arum, Michael and Pacquiao Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser, met in the Philippines to go over the deal points.
Arum reported it was not set, even though koncz claimed last week that Vargas will be the opponent. He explained unified junior welterweight winner Terence Crawford (29-, 20 KOs), whom he also promotes, was still in the running and that he wanted to meet with Pacquiao face-to-face before making the fight with Vargas official. They had that meeting and afterward Pacquiao designed his announcement.
"Yes, the fight is on. I have agreed into a Nov. five combat with reigning WBO welterweight winner Jessie Vargas," Pacquiao explained. "Boxing is my passion. I miss out on what I might be performing inside the health and fitness center and atop the ring."
Pacquiao, boring’s only eight-division world titleholder, is coming out of a brief retirement, which he announced soon after his lopsided unanimous decision victory over Timothy Bradley Jr. in their third meeting, on April 9 in Las Vegas.
A month later, Pacquiao was elected into the senate in the Philippines. During his campaign he promised to be attentive to his legislative duties, which he was heavily criticized for neglecting during his tenure as a congressman, and not to enable boxing to interfere.
He designs to do his training around his senate duties by training in early mornings and then again in evenings before the government body goes into recess, which willet the 37-year-old Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) a few weeks to finish training in the United States and to battle.
"I pass up my boxing routine of training, the things I do for my sport every day, but I assure my people my training and struggle won't affect my work as a senator," Pacquiao claimed. "My training -- no problem. We will start early in the morning for my runs and health club training. There are no sessions or hearings in the senate at 6 or 7 a.m. They usually start earliest at 10 a.m., so I is going to be able to manage my schedule.
"My whole training camp with [trainer] Freddie [Roach] is going to be in Manila until the senate goes on break, and then we go to America."
Pacquiao also conceded that his ring return is financially motivated, even though he has earned hundreds of millions in his career, including around $150 million alone for his decision loss to Floyd Mayweather in their record-shattering welterweight title unification fight in May 2015.
"Boxing is my main source of income. I can't rely on my salary as a public official," Pacquiao claimed. "I'm helping the family of my wife and my own family, as well. Many people also come to me to ask for help, and I just couldn't ignore them."
Pacquiao explained he picked Vargas "because he is a winner." Crawford would have insisted that Pacquiao drop down to junior welterweight.
Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas, agreed to your deal for that combat a couple of weeks ago but it was contingent on Pacquiao picking him because the opponent.
The 27-year-old Vargas is going to be making his first title defense just after a very impressive ninth-round knockout of then-undefeated contender Sadam Ali to win the vacant belt on March 5 in Washington, D.C. He was thrilled Pacquiao selected him.
"I am happy to be scheduled to fight Pacquiao. He is a fighter that the fans respect and admire," Vargas explained to ESPN.com. "That's exactly what I want, and beating him will put me in that position. To prove that I am the best I have to beat the best and I plan on showing off my talent and ability inside that ring Nov. five. It will likely be my coming out party. I hope that the fans really enjoy our struggle."
An advertising tour with the bout is slated for Sept. 8-10 beginning in Los Angeles.
He did not say which broadcaster would, even though while Pacquiao is under contract to HBO, Arum reported the network will not be involved in producing and distributing the pay-per-view celebration.
Arum and HBO has been knocking heads over the date. HBO is already contracted to put on the Nov. 19 pay-per-view showdown between unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward and does not want to put on two pay-per-view events in the same month. Arum, however, is insistent on Nov. five to accommodate Pacquiao's senate training and responsibilities schedule and because he wants the fight in Las Vegas and has an arena lined up.
If HBO passed on accomplishing the Pacquiao fight on pay-per-view, it could make Pacquiao a free agent, which will be difficult for HBO to let, Arum advised ESPN.com that. In spite of Pacquiao's falling pay-per-view numbers, there is still a possibility of a gargantuan fight next 12 months -- a rematch with Mayweather. The network surely would not want to cede its share of the potential windfall entirely too rival Showtime/CBS, Mayweather's broadcast partner, with whom it put on a joint pay-per-view when they met last year. An HBO spokesman had no comment.
