MANILA, (Record.com.mx).- In the event that he cannot fight Antonio Margarito from Tijuana on US soil, Filipino Manny Pacquiao expressed that he is not afraid of fighting the Mexican in Monterrey, a city that is considered possible for the expected clash on November 13, in something that It would be the first battle on Mexican soil for the best pound-for-pound boxer right now.
“It seems that the option that is heard the most is Margarito,” Pacquiao told a Philippine newspaper. “He’s good, he knocked out Cotto and he’s taller than Óscar de la Hoya. I will train for eight weeks, I must not underestimate his power, next week I will start running in the mornings”, added the Filipino fighter.
In this regard, the executive head of the Nevada Commission, Keith Kizer, established that Margarito deserves a second chance, but everything will depend on what the California Commission dictates, where the Tijuana native will have a hearing in September to try to recover his license.
Pacquiao is looking for a fight at 150 pounds; however, everything indicates that his trainer, the American Freddie Roach, would bid for the fight to take place at Welterweight, 147 pounds (66,700 grams).
In the event that the fight cannot take place in the US, then it could take place in Monterrey, there is even talk that the fight could be moved to Abu Dhabi, although Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto has not yet been ruled out as a possible rival.