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UFC star Conor McGregor provides update on boxing fight with Manny Pacquiao: ‘It could be December’

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Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has provided an intriguing update on his potential future in professional boxing – hinting that a clash with former world champion, Manny Pacquiao could take place as soon as December – with the help of Saudi Arabia.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight champion and featherweight gold holder under the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he fractured his left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier.

And as for Pacqiauo, the iconic former boxing world champion – who had held gold in a staggering eight separate weight classes, most recently made the trip to the squared circle back in August 2021, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Yordenis Ugas in a WBA welterweight championship fight – snapping an impressive run of three consecutive victories for the Filipino veteran.