A few months back, former boxing champion Amir Khan (fighting record 31W-4L-19KO) accused Top Rank's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Arum of being bitter because Amir is not under Arum's boxing promotional banner. Amir Khan partly cites this as part of the reason why a fight with Manny Pacquiao (fighting record 58W-6L-2D-38KO's) has not yet happened.
Talks of a possible clash inside the ring between the 8-division champion Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan began surfacing last year. The rumors simply fizzled out when the Filipino boxing superstar manages to finalize terms for a match with Floyd "money" Mayweather Jr.
Early this year, speculations of Manny Pacquiao being open on facing his friend Amir Khan has resurfaced but he was passed over as a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao in favor of Timothy Bradley.
Manny Pacquiao returns to the boxing ring on Saturday night when he takes on World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Amir Khan once trained together with the Pacman and even sparred with him on numerous occasions, Amir Khan was knocked out in six rounds when he moved up to the 155-pound division to face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in May.
In a recent interview with Sky Sports News HQ, Manny Pacquiao said that he is very much open for the possibility of fighting Khan who the Filipino Champion considers as a friend. There have been speculations swirling around that Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum has booked a deal with Khan's camp for a possible fight next year 2017 but that rumor remains to be unconfirmed.
Currently, Pacquiao is focused on his upcoming fight with Jessie Vargas. This will be his 67th professional fight and his first title shot since becoming a member of the Philippine Senate The boxer-turned-politician stated he can combine the two very distinct careers and demanding roles.
