The 4-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach disclosed today that Manny Pacquiao will fight whoever the winner of the Mayweather vs. Mosley bout which is scheduled on May 1, 2010.
When the reporter from The Telegraph, Gareth Davies asked on when the Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight will take place. Coach Roach replied, “I think it will happen, and it will be Manny’s next fight. What has happened may make the fight bigger.”
The most anticipated fight between the two boxing superstar did not push through because both camps did not come up with comprise that would resolve the drug testing issue. Instead Pacquiao is now being challenged by the Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey. The Pacquiao vs Clottey is scheduled on the March 13, 2010, the date of supposed Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight.
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Finally, the negotiation between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane “Sugar” Mosley comes into a positive conclusion. Both camps had agreed into terms, and the Mayweather vs. Mosley fight is set on May 1, 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayweather vs. Mosley come into being because of the failed negotiation regarding the drug testing issue on the supposed Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight. Manny Pacquiao had moved on and pick Joshua Clottey.
“Sugar‚Äù Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have reportedly agreed to terms to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title, according to a report by ESPN.com.
“Shane has signed. I sat with him [Friday] and we went through every provision of the contract and he signed,” Mosley’s attorney Judd Burstein told ESPN.com. “He is excited to move forward with the bout.”
Mosley reportedly agreed to undergo random blood and urine testing, as has Mayweather.
The Mosley-Mayweather fight came into fore after talks for a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight collapsed due to Floyd’s drug test demands.
Mosley was supposed to face Haiti’s Andre Berto in a title-unification match, but Berto was forced to pull out after some of his family members were killed in the earthquake in Haiti.
Meanwhile, the Pacquiao vs. Clottey match is set to roll on March 13.
