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By ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Monday, February 13, 2017
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MANILA – World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has finally confirmed he’ll defend his belt against Australian Jeff Horn in April at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
On Sunday, Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz said that the eight-division world boxing champion has finally agreed to fight the lesser-known but dangerous Horn.
“It took us a while to get this deal together. There was a lot of confusion whether this is going to happen in the UAE,” Koncz said. “We have executed the agreement in the morning and 100 percent the fight will be in UAE.”
It was earlier reported that the Pacquiao-Horn fight was in danger of being cancelled due to Australian promoters offering only a $7-million purse, far from the Filipino boxer’s wish of $20 million.
“The way we operate, I would say I’m transparent and I’m an honest guy. If you try to manipulate a situation you have to remember what you say, but if you say the truth you have to remember nothing,” Koncz said.
“I don’t have control over what (Top Rank Promotions) Bob (Arum) says, he talks a lot of stuff and I apologize to the people of Australia,” he added. “A promoter works for the boxer but the boxer doesn’t work for the promoter.”
The 28-year-old Horn, who currently holds the WBO and IBF Inter-continental welterweight championship, has an unblemished 16-0-1 win-loss-draw ring record, including 11 stoppage victories.
The 38-year-old Pacquiao, on the other hand, has a 59-6-2 win-loss-draw ring record including 38 stoppage wins after his unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas last November 2015./PN
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