MANILA, Philippines - Isang fight promoter sa Dubai ang tahasang nagpahayag na nais niyang itanghal ang pinakaaabangang laban nina Manny Pacquiao at Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Ipinagyayabang ni promoter Prince Amir Shafipour, naka-base sa United Arab Emirates, ang kanyang kakayahang idaos ang megabout.
“I will honestly and truthfully tell you that if anyone can convince them (Pacquiao and Mayweather) to fight, and to fight in Dubai, I can,†sabi ni Shafipour kamakailan sa report ng gulfnews.com.
Ang laban sa pagitan nina Mayweather at Pacquiao ay inaasahang tatabo pa rin sa takilya at naniniwala si Shafipour na siya lang ang magiging daan para mangyari ito.
“I have a lot of worldwide connections, with managers, promoters, fighters, people in the business, who speak the same language that Mayweather and Pacquiao are speaking,†paliwanag ni Shafipour. “You have to be on the same page as them and only then will you get their attention.â€
Sinabi ito ni Shafipour sa nakaraang Global Fighting Championship (GFC) event sa Dubai World Trade Centre na siya ang promoter.
Sa katunayan, sinabi ni Shafipour na sinimulan na niyang kumilos para sa Pacquiao-Maywea-ther fight kaya may mga kinausap na siyang mga contacts at nagpaplano na para sa promotion.
“I am currently working with a major boxing promoter in the USA, who is connected to both the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps, and who has the capacity to help me pull this off. It’s not a boast, it’s a commitment,†aniya.