Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Jeff Horn ‘not a done deal’

WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao said on Tuesday the details of his next fight have yet to be determined, despite widespread reports he will face Australian Jeff Horn.

Asked in an interview with ABS-CBN television about a Horn fight, Pacquiao, said: “Not yet done, the negotiation is not yet done.”

“We are still negotiating about that. Nothing is really final, the date, who is the opponent. There are a lot of offers from other countries.”

Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, has been widely quoted in international media as saying that the 38-year-old Filipino dubbed “Pac-Man” will get into the ring with Horn in April, possibly in Australia, but Pacquiao himself has not confirmed this.

The Philippine boxing hero, who parlayed his sporting fame into election to the influential Senate last year, also reiterated his willingness to fight mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor if his potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr fails to materialise.

“It could be possible if there is an intention to negotiate [for] the fight but definitely in boxing, not in an MMA fight,” he said.