By Jim Dower: Old war horse Manny Pacquiao will be looking to capture another world title against WBA ‘regular welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse this Saturday night in Malaysia. The fight will be shown on ESPN+ on July 14. Pacquiao, 39, wants to revive his stalled career against the power-puncher Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan says he spoke to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and he says he’s interested in matching him against his former pay-per-view star Manny Pacquiao. This is a fight that Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) has practically been salivating over for ages now, but for some reason Arum has held off at making it.
By Jeff Aranow: Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse will be shown on ESPN+ subscription app in the U.S on April 14, according to ESPN. This means that for boxing fans to see it, they’ll need to subscribe to the app.
By Chris Williams: The odds-makers have installed 39-year-old former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao a 2:1 favorite to unseat WBA World welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse on Jul 15 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The fight will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN+ in the United States on July 14.
By Jeff Aranow: The financial backers have reportedly come up with the money for the July 15th title fight between WBA secondary welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse and former eight division world champion Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao for their fight Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The fight has been jeopardy for many weeks due to doubts about whether the money would be there for it to go through.
By Chris Williams: Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao says his fight against WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse WILL be taking as planned for July 15. There’s been a lot of talk about the Pacquiao-Matthysse fight being in jeopardy due to financial problems. Pacquiao’s former promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank isn’t certain that the fight will take place because of missed deadlines for the money needed to make it happen.
Undefeated world-ranked lightweight contender “Ferocious” George Kambosos Jr. (14-0, 8 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, will return to battle in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, July 15 (Sat. July 14 in the United States) in a 10-round clash against JR “Star Boy” Magboo (17-1-2, 8 KOs), of Batangas, Philippines, it was announced today by DiBella Entertainment.
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao has come out of training to deny the rumors that his July 15 fight against WBA World welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse is being postponed are totally untrue, and he believes it’s the work of a “saboteur”.
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s old strength and conditioning trainer Alex Ariza believes that he’s making a mistake in fighting WBA World welterweight champion Lucas ‘La Maquina’ Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) in their fight on July 15 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Chris Williams: Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) wasn’t holding back in telling the fans and the media at the Manila conference how Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) isn’t the same fighter since his brutal 6th round knockout loss in his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez six years ago in December 2012. Pacquiao’s record since then is a mediocre 5-2.