Manny Pacquiao Signals Floyd Mayweather's Opponent In Japan

Mannya Pacquiao challenged Floyd Mayweather (Instagram/@manypaquiao).

JAKARTA The legendary Filipino boxer, Manny Pacquiao, hinted at the ring at the end of this year against Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition match.

He expressed the possibility of the duel when speaking at RIZIN 45 with the Chief Executive of RIZIN, Nobuyiki Sakakibara.

"Next year I look forward to seeing you here in Japan with a big fight against. Hmm," Pacquiao was quoted as saying by Boxing Scene.

The sentence was then continued by Sakakibara: "Floyd Mayweather."

Pacquiao then replied to Sakakibara. "I don't think you want me to say that," he said with a laugh.

Meanwhile, the former world champion from the United States, Mayweather, refused to rule out the possibility of an exhibition boxing match against Pacquiao.

"When Manny Pacquiao talks about it. He shouldn't have done it. I wouldn't say he was right and I wouldn't say he was wrong," Mayweather told Pivot Podcast.

"Only, with him mentioning my name, they gave me a check of four million dollars. However, remember, he became famous because they said he was someone who might be able to remove the king. Is that the case? Not at all. Is it easy? Very," he said.

Mayweather beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, in 2015. Mayweather then retired two years after defeating mixed martial artist Conor McGregor in 2017.

Since then, Mayweather has participated in various exhibition fights. Including two fights, including those driven by Japanese promoter RIZIN.

Pacquiao has also retired in September 2021 and is running for President of the Philippines. However, he lost the political battle.