'I’m going to give MannyPacquiao a real fight,' Jaber Zayani said. 🥊
ALTHOUGH already retired, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will be in what should be his closest to a real pro boxing fight in over a year as he takes on former sparring partner Jaber Zayani next year in an exhibition in Saudi Arabia.
“I personally negotiated with the senator together with my team and after months of talks, we finally agreed to a face off next year. He already signed the contract so it is a go,” Zayani said in a statement.Zayani worked as Pacquiao’s sparring partner for his fight with Keith Thurman in 2019. “Call it an exhibition or something but when the senator signed the deal, I told him to prepare well because I’m going to give him a real fight. He then told me, ‘you better be prepared,’” said Zayani.