MANILA: Manny Pacquiao, who retired from boxing remaining 12 months for a tilt on the Philippines presidency, advised AFP on Tuesday that he’s taking into account an exhibition combat in Saudi Arabia in January. The 43-year-old mythical former international champion is to carry talks over a combat in opposition to French former sparring spouse Jaber Zayani in Riyadh. “We will be able to simply get started discussions,” Pacquiao, who prior to now dominated out a go back to skilled boxing, stated by means of phone from his house town of Basic Santos the place he’s getting ready for a charity bout in opposition to a South Korean YouTuber.
Pacquiao is about to enroll in different retired boxing greats who’ve ventured onto the exhibition circuit. Floyd Mayweather, who has referred to as himself the “pioneer of exhibitions”, ruled YouTuber Logan Paul in a combat remaining 12 months and knocked out Jap kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in two mins in December 2018. Each fights have been broadly ridiculed. Mayweather, Pacquiao’s rival from their boxing days, will combat Jap blended martial arts famous person Mikuru Asakura in Japan later this month.