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title: "Crawford and Pacquiao in talks for June 5 showdown in Abu Dhabi"
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published: "2021-03-31T07:36:50Z"
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# Crawford and Pacquiao in talks for June 5 showdown in Abu Dhabi

A super-fight between pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford and Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao is in play for Abu Dhabi on June 5.

Talks are underway for a scintillating showdown that would give the ultra-gifted Crawford the marquee-name opponent he has long craved whilst providing the ageless Pacquiao the chance to, once again, underline his greatness in the fight game.

According to Mike Coppinger of *The Athletic*, Crawford’s promoter Top Rank has told its network partner ESPN and pay-per-view distributor In Demand to reserve the June 5 date for Crawford-Pacquiao.

The structure of the deal relies entirely on the proposed bout taking place in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

“Discussions have taken place for a very long time,” a Top Rank source later told ESPN.com. “And while the fight is not yet close to being finalised, if it does take place, Abu Dhabi is the targeted location and June 5 is the targeted date.”

WBO welterweight king Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) was last seen blitzing former IBF champion Kell Brook in four rounds last November. Eight-division champion Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) has been out of the ring since a rousing July 2019 decision over the previously unbeaten Keith Thurman.