The 36-year-old Filipino boxer 's promoter Bob Arum confirmed last week that he was in talks with Amir Khan's team for Pacquiao's comeback fight next year.
''We were planning for Manny Pacquiao to fight at the end of February, or at the latest, the first two weeks in April,'' he told the Telegraph. ''March is out of the question because of a big college basketball tournament in the United States. That gets all the ink at the time. I'm in the process of having negotiations with Amir Khan's uncle and his lawyer, Robert Davis, and those negotiations are ongoing.''
Khan also confirmed to Sky Sports his interest to fight.
''I want to fight Manny Pacquiao next because if I beat him, maybe that will make Floyd Mayweather come out of retirement to fight me,'' he said. ''The public demand would be huge. I'm looking at fighting in December but if not then it will be as late as February. We're looking at a few different opponents and hopefully we'll find out exactly in the next week or so.''
Pacquiao advised that the injury is healing well but that he should avoid strenuous activity. He injured his shoulder before fighting Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas last May.
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