Thursday, 9 July 2026
Nasdaq +0.50%
Subscribe NowSupport Us

Daily TribuneDaily TribuneDaily Tribune

Daily TribuneDaily TribuneDaily Tribune
Subscribe
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Nasdaq +0.50%
  • News
  • Commentary
  • Business
  • Life
  • Show
  • Sports
  • Global Goals
Partner feature
Daily TribuneDaily Tribune

The Philippines' leading digital newspaper.

News
  • Headlines
  • Page three
  • Metro
  • Nation
  • Dyaryo Tirada
  • Obituary (Remember Me)
Commentary
  • Columnists
  • Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Scuttlebutt
  • Letter to the Editor
Business
  • Shipping
  • Portraits
  • Pep
  • Business Advisories
  • Technology (Tech Talks)
Life
  • Show
  • Food & Drink
  • Getaways
  • Arts & Culture
  • Social Set
  • Spaces
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • The Edit
  • Top Form
  • Next Gen
  • Sacred Space
  • Project Larawan
  • Snaps
Sports
  • Hoops
  • Volley
  • Golf
  • Goal
  • Boxing
  • Tennis
  • Esports
  • Blast

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Privacy
  • Subscribe
  • Support Us

© 2026 Daily Tribune · tribune.net.ph · Powered by Quintype

BOXING

Arum targets Pacquiao

NG

Nick Giongco·17 June 2024, 12:20 am

Share

Arum targets Pacquiao

Two-weight champion Teofimo Lopez of the United Sates is another fighter being linked to a potential Manny Pacquiao fight.

JAMIE SQUIRE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Partner feature

Add another name to the list of potential opponents for Manny Pacquiao, who is eyeing a grand comeback towards the end of 2024.

Pacquiao’s name has been mentioned when talks swirl around probable foes for Mario Barrios and Brian Norman.

A report by secondsout.com said that Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is also eyeing the Filipino eight-division legend, who used to fight under his Top Rank banner, as a candidate to face American Teofimo Lopez in the event boxing’s newest influential group from Saudi Arabia decides to get a fight in place.

A two-division world champion, Lopez, 26, is now

campaigning at super-lightweight (140 lbs).

Pacquiao, who retired in 2021, last fought at welterweight (147 lbs) and will likely fight in the same weight class if he makes a ring return in November or December.

“Going up to welterweight, there’s a number of fighters that we might match with him. If Manny Pacquiao is available and the Saudis put up the money for the Pacquiao fight, Teofimo would be a great opponent,” Arum said in a story posted by the website.

Like Lopez, who is of Honduran lineage, Barrios, 29, and Norman, 23, are young and relentless.

Share

Google Preferred Sources

Get more Daily Tribune stories in your search results

Add Daily Tribune as a preferred source on Google Search.

Add to Google
Partner feature

Suggested Articles

Don’t count Casimero out
BOXING

Don’t count Casimero out

Johnriel Casimero’s efforts last month are bearing fruit.

Nick Giongco·9 July 2026

WBC ranks Pacquiao at No. 9
BOXING

WBC ranks Pacquiao at No. 9

The World Boxing Council (WBC) continues to rank eight-division Manny Pacquiao following the release of its July 2026…

Nick Giongco·5 July 2026

Casimero gets WBC rating
BOXING

Casimero gets WBC rating

Filipino three-division champion Johnriel Casimero has crashed the latest rankings released by the Mexico-based World…

Nick Giongco·5 July 2026

Casimero praises Japanese promoter
BOXING

Casimero praises Japanese promoter

Three-division champion Johnriel Casimero paid homage to his Japanese promoter Koki Kameda on Friday, citing his trust…

Nick Giongco·4 July 2026

An ace up his sleeve
BOXING

An ace up his sleeve

WBO ranks Casimero No. 4 at super-bantam

Nick Giongco·3 July 2026

ABAP sends lean, mean Asiad squad
BOXING

ABAP sends lean, mean Asiad squad

Light but lethal.

Ivan Suing·1 July 2026