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December 31, 2022
Manny Pacquiao will be competing for Rizin Fighting Federation
sometime in 2023.
BR> The former champion champion announced during the Rizin 40
broadcast that he plans to fight for the Japanese promotion next
year. An exact date and opponent were not revealed.
āA few months ago, I was here as a guest, and today I have a very
exciting announcement. I have agreed with Rizin to fight next year,
the date will soon be announced, and also my opponent that Rizin
will choose,ā Pacquiao said. āIām open and excited to fight a
Japanese fighter.ā
Pacquiao will follow in the footsteps of former boxing rival
Floyd
Mayweather Jr., who has defeated Tenshin
Nasukawa and Mikuru
Asakura in exhibition boxing matches under the Rizin banner.
The 44-year-old Pacquiao is expected to compete in a similar type
of bout for the promotion, though an exact rule set was not
announced.
Pacquiao won multiple world titles as a professional boxer,
compiling a 62-8-2 record along the way. Most recently, the
Filipino standout defeated DK Yoo in an exhibition on Dec. 10.