Pacquiao versus Horn rematch confirmed for Brisbane
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[August 21, 2017]
(Reuters) - Filipino boxer Manny
Pacquiao's rematch with Australian Jeff Horn has been confirmed for
Brisbane later this year, the city's mayor said on Monday.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk had earlier threatened to pull
funding without confirmation from the Pacquiao camp but said he had
been reassured at a meeting with promoters on Monday.
"I have had a meeting earlier today which has confirmed that Manny
Pacquiao will definitely be in Brisbane this year for a rematch with
Jeff Horn," Quirk told local media.
The fight is expected to be held in November at the same Lang Park
stadium where a packed crowd of 50,000 saw former schoolteacher Horn
upset Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight belt in an unanimous
12-round decision last month.
Quirk said Brisbane Marketing, the city council's major events
subsidiary, would be re-engaged for negotiations with promoters Top
Rank and Duco Events.
"It was a matter of Manny Pacquiao deciding whether he wanted to
take up that clause in the contract to give a rematch in the event
that he lost," Quirk added.
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Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao smiles during a brief
conference upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport in Manila April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
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Horn's surprise win over 38-year-old Pacquiao caused controversy,
with many observers outraged by the decision.
But a WBO scoring review later endorsed Horn as the rightful winner.
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(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Sudipto Ganguly) [© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All
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