2<\/p>\n He will fight in custom-made ‘Back to the Future’ shoes with matching shortsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n \u201cWe are negotiating and finalising,” Pacquiao informed Filipino media when asked about the status of a fight with Romero.<\/p>\n Pacquiao ended a four-year hiatus from the paid ranks in July to come desperately close to dethroning WBC welterweight title holder Mario Barrios.<\/a><\/p>\n Several members of the boxing fraternity felt the veteran had done enough to get his hand raised, but in the end, the judges scored it a majority draw.<\/p>\n Undeterred by the result, Pacquiao affirmed in the immediate aftermath that he would box on.<\/p>\n While both Barrios and Pacquiao agreed to a rematch in the ring, ‘Pac Man’s’ long-time adviser Sean Gibbons insisted that a fight with Romero is a far more appealing proposition.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t see why Barrios again. There\u2019s Rolly Romero, \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis. Why do it again?” Gibbons told BoxingScene shortly after his client’s comeback.<\/p>\n “Mario Barrios doesn\u2019t draw anything and brings nothing to the table but that belt.<\/p>\n “Rolly Romero would be an unbelievably fun fight and one hell of a promotion.\u201d<\/p>\n When the idea was put to Romero, the American loved it.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cA Hall of Famer on my resume, who wouldn\u2019t want that?” Romero said of a potential dust-up with Pacquiao to BoxingScene.<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Pacquiao’s contest with Barrios was ruled a majority drawCredit: Getty<\/p>\n “That\u2019s the easiest way to get into the Hall of Fame, right?”<\/p>\n When is Manny Pacquiao’s next fight?<\/p>\n Pacquiao’s preference is to return to the ring in January or February, just after his 47th birthday on December 17.<\/p>\n Victory over Romero, who turns 30 in October, would make Pacquiao the second-oldest boxing world champion of all time.<\/p>\n However, beating Rolly on his current run of form would be no easy task.<\/p>\n The Las Vegas boxer bounced back from a stoppage loss to Isaac Cruz last year to record a career-best victory over Ryan Garcia<\/a> for the vacant WBA 147lbs title in May.<\/p>\n![\"He](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/crop-3171921.jpg\")
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