Pacquiao's comeback set at Thomas & Mack---report | Inquirer Sports

Pacquiao’s comeback set at Thomas & Mack—report

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 08:17 PM July 22, 2016

FILE---Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates his knockout victory against Erik Morales of Mexico during their super featherweight bout at the Thomas & Mack Center on November 18, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao knocked out Morales in the third round. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

FILE—Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates his knockout victory against Erik Morales of Mexico during their super featherweight bout at the Thomas & Mack Center on November 18, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao knocked out Morales in the third round. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Manny Pacquiao’s reported comeback fight on Nov. 5 will be at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

As per RingTV.com, Bob Arum said the stages that would welcome Pacquiao back into the boxing world was down to MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, and Thomas & Mack before they settled for the arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Pacquiao knocked Erik Morales out at Thomas & Mack in 2008.

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According to the report, Pacquiao’s possible opponents are WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas and the winner between the junior welterweight unification bout between Terrence Crawford and Viktor Postol.

Arum also reached out to Al Haymon for a possible fight against Adrien Broner but the WBA World super lightweight champion is now serving a 30-day jail sentence.

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Broner allegedly assaulted a man outside of a bowling alley and was set for a court hearing, he however arrived late for his trial that gave him a 30-day sentence.

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“We tried to make a fight with one of Al Haymon’s guys and we weren’t able to do it, so the judge got angry and threw him into prison,” joked Arum. “No, Al tried but couldn’t do it.”

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Pacquiao is now a senator in the Philippines and his potential Nov. 5 fight would coincide with the Philippine Senate’s break.

After his win over Timothy Bradley on April 9, Pacquiao suggested it would be the last fight of his illustrious career where he became boxing’s only eight-division champion.

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