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Conor McGregor ‘boxing Manny Pacquiao next’ in Middle East

26 Sep, 2020

Conor McGregor says he is coming out of retirement for a boxing fight with Manny Pacquiao in the Middle East.

The former two-weight UFC champion, 32,?retired from fighting in June – for the third time in four years.

He returned to face Floyd Mayweather in his first professional boxing match in 2017 and now says he will meet eight-weight world champion Pacquiao, 41.

“It will be a true honour to have faced two of the greatest boxers of the modern era,”?the Irishman tweeted.

Earlier on Thursday, McGregor posted a?video on Instagram of himself shadow boxing in a ring.

McGregor’s last fight was a?win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January, which gave him a 22-4 record in mixed martial arts.

Filipino Pacquiao last stepped into the ring in July 2019,?beating Keith Thurman?to take his boxing record to 62-7, with two draws.

McGregor was?stopped by former five-weight world champion Mayweather?in the 10th round of one of the richest bouts in boxing history in August 2017.

The Las Vegas?fight generated more than ?450m through 4.3m pay-per-view buys in North America, second only to Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao’s 4.6m in 2015. (Courtesy BBC)

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