- Two of boxing’s pound-for-pound best to meet on 21 August
- Pacquiao has been inactive since win over Thurman in 2019
Manny Pacquiao is ending his two-year absence from the prize-ring in dramatic fashion.
The eight-division world champion from the Philippines will face Errol Spence Jr on 21 August in Las Vegas at a venue to be determined. Both fighters announced the fight on their social media feeds on Friday afternoon with a source close to the promotion independently confirming to the Guardian the fight was a “done deal”.