MANILA, Philippines—Manny Pacquiao’s proposed mega-fight against WBO World welterweight champion Terence Crawford fell by the wayside with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum saying talks regarding the bout’s money completely fell through.
In a report from BoxingScene, Arum said that a deal was agreed upon for Crawford’s defense of his title on June 5 in the main event of an ESPN pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi, but the money that was supposed to be put up by a specific deadline did not arrive.
“Look, what happened to us in Abu Dhabi was we had signed contracts and everything and they were supposed to put up the money,” said Arum in Dan Rafael’s report. “Well, I’ve been waiting two weeks for the…
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