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Boxing legend logs the miles to spread the word
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has done his fair share of spruiking his title fight with Australia's Jeff Horn this week.
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has done his fair share of spruiking his title fight with Australia's Jeff Horn this week.
Jeff Horn will grant Manny Pacquiao a rematch, should he win the Filipino's world title in July.
Michael Koncz believes Manny Pacquiao is so popular that it will negate any hometown advantage for Jeff Horn in Brisbane, while also flagging the prospect of a Pacquiao-Khan fight on Australians shores.
The fighters met in Brisbane on Wednesday ahead of their WBO welterweight bout at Suncorp Stadium on July 2 as Bob Arum warned the Filipino great that history may point to a tough night in the ring.
The pair will meet at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday as the Australian challenger is warned to manage the hype ahead ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight in Brisbane on July 2.
The legendary Filipino has arrived in Australia and insists he's far from a spent force in the ring, as he begins preparations for his WBO welterweight showdown with Brisbane's Jeff Horn.
Too often modern boxing revolves around pay-per-views and the familiar suspects. But the Filipino great deserves credit for bringing his show to Australia in what will be a day sports fans never forget.
The July 2 bout in Brisbane could eclipse State of Origin for the ground record at Suncorp Stadium, while some American commentators are still learning the name of Manny Pacquiao's opponent.
Daniel Geale says Australia's next world champion could be a guy fighting out of the nation's capital.
Rising Australian star Rob Whittaker believes his seventh consecutive UFC victory has earned him a shot at the middleweight title after taking down veteran Ronaldo Souza.
Since gaining weight and moving up to the middleweight division, Australia's Robert Whittaker has remained undefeated, and he knows that whatever happens on the weekend, his future will at some stage involve a UFC title fight.
The Brisbane prospect says he won't take backward step as the planning begins in earnest for his WBO welterweight fight against the Filipino legend at Suncorp Stadium in July.
All parties are now in agreement for the July 2 fight at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium as Jeff Horn gets the shot of his life against the legendary Manny Pacquiao.
It will be the biggest fight ever staged on Australian soil but the Pacquiao camp don't expect it will last long as preparations begin for the WBO welterweight title fight at Suncorp Stadium.
Australian Jeff Horn's dream fight with Manny Pacquiao will take place on July 2 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, the Filipino great's camp says.
For the second time, Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Australian Jeff Horn in welterweight world title in Brisbane on July 2.
On. Then off. Now on again. Jeff Horn looks destined for a massive fight against Manny Pacquiao as a deal for a July bout at Suncorp Stadium edges closer to reality.
A Scottish boxer has died in Thailand of suspected heatstroke.
The endless negotiations have continued, with Arum saying a deal is on the table for the bout should Pacquiao be interested in fighting the former Olympian in Brisbane.
Plans for a new tournament which hopes to attract 16 of the world's elite boxers with a total prize fund of $US50 million has been revealed.
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