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WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford is crossing his fingers that Top Rank can finalize a deal to get him a fall unification with Manny Pacquiao, who holds the WBA’s world title. In several recent interview, Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum mentioned Pacquiao as a potential opponent for Crawford in the second half of the year.

“My next fight should be Pacquiao, we’re in talks with Team Pacquiao and I’ve been hoping that fight can get made, but anything after that I really can’t say because I’m only looking forward to the next fight, so if we can get that fight secure and signed then hopefully that can be our next fight,” Crawford told The Last Stand Podcast with Brian Custer.

Pacquiao is under the Premier Boxing Champions [PBC] umbrella – where there are numerous boxers that he can face at welterweight.  READ MORE