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Singapore to host Pacquiao fight?

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in April – and Singapore is vying with Macau and Abu Dhabi to host the fight.

The former WBO world welterweight champion suffered his second consecutive defeat with a sixth-round knockout by Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on Dec 8 last year, following the loss of his belt on a controversial points decision to unbeaten US fighter Timothy Bradley last June.

Pacquiao’s chief adviser Mike Koncz confirmed on Sunday that the Filipino will return to the ring in April and the fight – against an as yet unnamed opponent – will not be held in the United States.

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