After Miguel Cotto won the Cotto vs Clottey welterweight fight on Saturday night, June 13 Manny Pacquiao has given promoter Bob Arum the go signal to arrange a fight between the two stars. Though it's not yet finalized, there is a possibility Pacman will fight Cotto this year, preferably month of November.
"Manny told me what to do. Manny told me 'Go ahead, make that fight.' So it will go Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand here in (Las) Vegas," Arum told Marley. "He (Pacquiao) was impressed by Cotto's fan support and told me it reminded him of how the British fans stand with Ricky Hatton."
A proposed Pacquiao-Cotto bout became more likely after Floyd Mayweather -- one of Pacquiao's targeted opponents -- announced he is calling off his comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez because of a rib injury he sustained while training.