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Pacquiao stays with Arum’s Top Rank until end of 2016

/ 11:31 AM May 21, 2014

Manny Pacquiao. AP FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao has inked a two-year extension with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions.

The Hall of Fame promoter announced on Wednesday that the 35-year-old Pacquiao’s new promotional agreement is up until December 31, 2016.

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“We are pleased that together with our partners at HBO we will continue presenting to the public fights of the great Manny Pacquiao through the end of 2016,” Arum said in a statement.

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Arum has promoted the Filipino boxing legend’s fights since 2005.

The move, though, makes chances for a highly-anticipated Pacquiao clash with pound-for-pound rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. even dimmer.

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In an earlier interview with fighthype.com, Mayweather said that he will “never do business with Bob Arum again in life, and Pacquiao is Bob Arum’s fighter.”

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Pacquiao, meanwhile, will fight again in November with the opponent still unknown. Among those being considered is long-time Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez.

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