Pacquiao tweets he's agreed to fight Khan on April 23
Manny Pacquiao was already expected to fight in April this year, but his opponent has changed.
Pacquiao tweeted Saturday night that he and Amir Khan have come to terms on a fight that will take place April 23. While no location was given, earlier this week Bob Arum, Top Rank Chairman and Pacquiao's promoter, said that "Pac-Man" was looking to get a deal done for he and Khan to fight in the United Arab Emirates.
This comes only a few days after Pacquiao originally tweeted about the possibility of fight against Khan, even though he had already agreed to an April 22 fight with Australian Jeff Horn.
My team and I are in negotiations with Amir Khan for our next fight. Further announcement coming soon. #TeamPacquiao pic.twitter.com/nW5jpmwVJs
— Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) February 23, 2017
With the announcement of the April 23 date, the fight against Horn now appears to be permanently off.
Pacquiao last fought in November when he earned a unanimous decision over Jessie Vargas to improve to 59-6-2. Khan (31-4) will be in action for the first time since a sixth-round knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez in May.