The Philippines will elect new set of national leaders in May next year to include the president, vice-president, senators and congressmen, among others.
Pacquiao has announced that he will quit boxing if he wins as senator in next year’s elections.
“I’m still thinking about it (running for senator) because once I am elected as senator I have to give up everything, including boxing, and focus on my job as lawmaker,” said Pacquiao who is one of the possible candidates with a fair chance of winning based on recent survey.
Pacquiao is being lured by major political parties to join their senatorial line up consisting of 12 candidates who intend to join 12 other incumbent senators in the 24-member Philippine Senate. Read more.
The possibility of the Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch is getting closer to reality following Mayweather’s statement that contradicts his repeated announcement that his fight against Andre Berto will be his last.
In a press conference held on Wednesday to promote his Sept. 12 fight, Mayweather said; “This is my last fight,” but he quickly followed it up with another statement saying, “Nobody knows what the future holds.”
The seemingly contradicting statements could mean that he is leaving his options open for future potential fights including a rematch with Pacquiao.
Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz said Pacquiao would be fighting for the first time since his surgery last May, in late February or March.
”It’ll be next year, late February or March,” Koncz told Boxing Scene early this month.
Pacquiao usually fights twice a year and if his shoulder ijury does not recur, he could be fighting again ibefore the end of 2016 possibly in November.
If he wins in the May senatorial election, Pacquiao should be able to fight for the last time by the end of the year because the fight negotiations and contract signing will take place before the May elections when he isn’t yet a senator, assuming he is victorious.
The Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch is potentially the second top grossing fight since their last “Fight of the Century” at the MGM Grand on May 2 that broke all pay-per-view (PPV) records in boxing history with more than 4.4 million PPV buys.
