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Published December 13, 2020, 4:26 PM
Manny Pacquiao and Terrence Crawford (File photos from Wendell Alinea and AP)
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford reportedly wants to take on Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao first before testing his gears against unified welterweight titleholder Errol Spence Jr.
After a fourth-round knockout of Kell Brook last November, Crawford expressed desire to set up a match against Pacquiao, who hasn’t fought since beating Keith Thurman in July 2019 for the WBA super welterweight belt.
As reported by Bad Left Hook, a boxing blog under independent US sports network SB Nation, Crawford reiterated to Los Angeles-based journalist and commentator Bernardo Osuna Jr. in ESPN’s backstage interview during the Stevenson-Clary bout that he wanted to lock horns with the eight-division world champion.