Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao confirmed he will fight unbeaten unified welterweight world champion Errol Spence in Las Vegas in August.
The 42-year-old legend will be fighting after two years of inactivity since he beat Keith Thurman in July 2019 for the WBA welterweight title.
Paquiao revealed his plans with a Twitter post of a promotional poster for the bout captioned "Pacquiao v Spence, August 21, 2021, Las Vegas, Nevada".
The Athletic reported that Pacquiao had signed a deal for a bout to be available on Fox Pay-Per-View.
The venue was expected to be the MGM Grand. But Pacquiao told The Athletic in an interview from the Philippines that he hoped the fight would be at Allegiant Stadium, the 70,000-seat stadium of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders.
Pacquiao told the US sports outlet that the fight "might be" his last. If so, he appears to want to go out with a bang.
"I love to challenge the top guy," he added.
Spence, the 31-year-old WBC and IBF champion, is 27-0 and coming off a dominant December victory over Danny Garcia – his first fight since surviving a near fatal rollover car accident.
Image source: Manny Pacquiao's official twitter account (@MannyPacquiao)
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