AMIR KHAN has revealed boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has approached him about the potential for a combat.
Former super-lightweight world champion Khan, 35, retired from boxing after his stoppage defeat to Kell Brook again in February.
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And Pacquiao, 43, who’s the one eight-weight world champion within the sport’s historical past, hung up the gloves following a unanimous resolution loss to Yordenis Ugas in August final 12 months.
In Could, the Filipino, who’s the Senator of his house nation, unsuccessfully ran for president.
And Khan has now confirmed that Pacquiao’s long-time coach Freddie Roach known as somebody near him to debate the possibilities of both an exhibition conflict or absolutely fledged combat.
Talking to iFL TV, he stated: “I obtained one other telephone name about one other one [fight] right this moment.
“Effectively, I did not. A buddy of mine obtained a telephone name from Freddie Roach to say that ‘pay attention, we wish to get a combat now that Manny [Pacquiao] did not win the elections, let’s do an exhibition or possibly even a correct combat’.
“They wish to do it within the UK [but] you understand all that bulls*** – chasing [Floyd] Mayweather, chasing Manny Pacquiao – it was not meant to occur then and possibly it isn’t meant to occur now.
“So I am not going to chase one thing. I heard it and form of laughed about it.
“I did not even wish to point out it as a result of it is in all probability all b******s to be sincere with you.”
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Khan was closely linked with fights in opposition to each Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather all through his profession, however by no means ended up dealing with both of them.
After changing into the unified champion at 140lbs in 2011, the Olympic silver medallist finally moved all the best way as much as 160lbs the place he confronted Canelo Alvarez for the middleweight title and suffered a knockout defeat.
He lastly stepped into the ring in opposition to bitter rival Brook earlier this 12 months however was outclassed in a efficiency which introduced the curtain down on his storied profession.
