The nail in the coffin of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather bout came on Sunday, when Pacquiao officially agreed to fight Joshua Clottey on Mar. 13, the original date of his planned fight with Mayweather.
Pacquiao-Clottey Set For Mar. 13 At Cowboys Stadium
The bout will be held at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Bob Arum attended the Cowboys-Eagles playoff game yesterday with other Top Rank officials, and was so impressed with the venue that he already started figuring out how many seats they’d get in there (50K), a possible catchweight (no catchweight), etc.
A formal press conference announcement will come later this month, likely after the Cowboys’ January 17 game against the Minnesota Vikings. That game will be in Minnesota, but there’s still a chance the Cowboys could host the NFC championship on January 24.
Though no announcement has been made yet, SB Nation’s Bad Left Hook expects it will be broadcasted on HBO pay-per-view.
So the fight everyone wanted, the fight that was seemingly too good be true, apparently was. There will be no Pacquiao-Mayweather (at least, for now).
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