Sulaiman Not Opposed to Pacquiao's Return

Mauricio Sulaiman, the president of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and advisor to Ready To Fight, supports the possible return of Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 38 KOs) to the ring. However, there are certain conditions for this.

"Manny Pacquiao is an outstanding fighter, and he cannot be considered just another boxer. He is in excellent shape. I've seen him training, and he is very happy and positive in many ways, so if he passes all the medical examinations, I would have no objections to him fighting again. There are some fighters like Bernard Hopkins at 51 and George Foreman at 45. There are a few examples that are exceptions to the rules, and I would not write off Manny Pacquiao; he is one of the greats, and you can't doubt him," said Sulaiman.

Manny Pacquiao has not fought since 2021 when he lost by decision to Yordenis Ugas. The Filipino wanted to participate in the Olympics, but was denied. Later, he wanted to have an exhibition fight against Muay Thai legend Buakaw, but that match was preliminarily canceled. Probably for this reason, Pacquiao wants to have one or more boxing matches. One of the possible opponents is the Brit Conor Benn, with whom Manny had a face-off during the weigh-in of a card featuring a main event between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.