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I’m boxing Pacquiao next in the Middle East – McGregor
Conor McGregor’s 2017 fight with Floyd Mayweather was one of the richest bouts in boxing historyConor McGregor says he is coming out of retirement for a boxing fight with Manny Pacquiao in the Middle East.He returned to face Floyd Mayweather in his first professional boxing match in 2017 and now says he will meet eight-weight…
Conor McGregor says he is coming out of retirement for a boxing battle with Manny Pacquiao in the Middle East.
He returned to face Floyd Mayweather in his very first expert boxing match in 2017 and now says he will fulfill eight-weight world champion Pacquiao, 41.
” It will be a true honour to have faced two of the biggest boxers of the contemporary age,” the Irishman tweeted.
Previously on Thursday, McGregor posted a video on Instagram of himself shadow boxing in a ring.
McGregor’s last fight was a win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January, which offered him a 22 -4 record in blended martial arts.
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Filipino Pacquiao last stepped into the ring in July 2019, beating Keith Thurman to take his boxing record to 62 -7, with 2 draws.
McGregor was visited previous five-weight world champion Mayweather in the 10 th round of one of the wealthiest bouts in boxing history in August 2017.
The Las Vegas battle generated more than ₤450 m through 4.3 m pay-per-view buys in The United States and Canada, 2nd only to Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao’s 4.6 m in 2015.
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