{"id":915128,"date":"2026-09-30T08:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915128\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:56:28","slug":"manny-pacquiao-still-in-mix-for-joshua-fury-but-shakur-stevenson-destined-for-other-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/915128\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao still in mix for Joshua-Fury, but Shakur Stevenson destined for other card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manny Pacquiao still in mix for Joshua-Fury, but Shakur Stevenson destined for other card<\/p>\n

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After multiple individuals told BoxingScene recently of negotiations to stage a \u201cdouble main event\u201d pitting the generational pound-for-pound kings under the Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury heavyweight showdown in Cardiff, Wales, the effort is now concentrated on Pacquiao in the co-main, and Stevenson moving to another card.<\/p>\n

The push to include record eight-division champion Pacquiao, 62-8-3 (39 KOs), is coming from Netflix, which will stream the card, and Saudi Arabia\u2019s events coordinator Sela, officials told BoxingScene.<\/p>\n

Yet, financial restrictions apparently now apply when it comes to \u201cpaying two guys eight figures,\u201d under the already steep prices going to two-time heavyweight champions Joshua and Fury.<\/p>\n

The news, confirmed Saturday at a post-fight news conference in England by Zuffa Boxing head Dana White, confounded those involved in the talks. Pacquiao previously received an offer to fight Stevenson, then responded with a counteroffer, according to an official.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll we ever heard was Shakur,\u201d said an official close to Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

Stevenson received one offer to fight Pacquiao and then it was removed, BoxingScene has learned.<\/p>\n

When White said, \u201cI don\u2019t know where that came from,\u201d regarding BoxingScene\u2019s report of Pacquiao-Stevenson talks, the individual said the \u201cserious\u201d Pacquiao dialogue was with two Zuffa executives.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, White, who also serves as UFC CEO\/President, welcomed the gifted and unbeaten U.S. Olympic silver medalist Stevenson, 25-0 (11 KOs), as the most high-profile addition to the Zuffa Boxing stable.<\/p>\n

Powerful Saudi Arabia boxing financier Turki Alalshikh owns 60% of Zuffa Boxing, and as months of feuding has occurred between White and Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn over who\u2019s promoting the Cardiff card, sending Stevenson, 29, into action against Pacquiao, 47, could\u2019ve given White a bona fide spot on the stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t you want someone with the most powerful megaphone in this country, and in combat sports, helping to promote this card?\u201d wondered one boxing official of White.<\/p>\n

And while that official maintains Alalshikh is still empowered to employ White as a promotional voice for the card, Hearn counters his contract for the event stipulates Zuffa Boxing \u201cor anyone affiliated\u201d with the company will be excluded from promoting the biggest boxing show of the decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a Wednesday evening news conference nears in London, White will reportedly be sidelined.<\/p>\n

In an effort to maximize its global audience for the card, Netflix officials have expressed that adding record eight-division champion and Hall of Famer Pacquiao can provide massive, continent-wide viewership from Asia and beyond given his worldwide, household-name standing.<\/p>\n

Who he\u2019ll fight is unknown. One connected official said it will not be IBF welterweight champion Liam Paro. Retired champion fighters Danny Garcia and Amir Khan have been proposed.<\/p>\n

WBC welterweight Ryan Garcia asked to be pitted against Pacquiao, but his price tag could exceed Stevenson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

And that leads to the pressing question of what Zuffa Boxing does for Stevenson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

After affirming his talent by dominating three-division champion Teofimo Lopez January 31 by unanimous decision, Stevenson hasn\u2019t fought since, and logic would dictate the 29-year-old didn\u2019t intend to strike the Zuffa deal only to be shelved for a year.<\/p>\n

Some Zuffa candidates \u2013 former 140lbs champions Jose \u201cRayo\u201d Valenzuela and Richardson Hitchins \u2013 can\u2019t come near creating the brand boost that Pacquiao would. It was reported this week that WBA 140lbs champion Gary Antuanne Russell rejected an offer to fight Stevenson. <\/p>\n

Other candidates for Stevenson could include three-division champion Devin Haney or unbeaten recent lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla.<\/p>\n

In seeking to explain and defend his position in a recent post on \u201cX,\u201d Stevenson wrote, \u201cU people can\u2019t appreciate greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fight against Pacquiao would\u2019ve likely revealed Stevenson\u2019s talents fully.<\/p>\n

But as he\u2019s learning, the people possessing boxing money aren\u2019t always willing to part with it.<\/p>\n

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