Conor McGregor's coach has confirmed he is close to agreeing terms with Manny Pacquiao. McGregor tweeted on Friday that he will take on the eight-division boxing world champion in the Middle East early next year.
Pacquiao then confirmed he will donate part of his purse to the relief effort against Covid-19 in the Philippines. And now McGregor's head trainer John Kavanagh has said he expects to shortly begin work on the Irishman's training. "I do know it's in the works.
I believe both boxers have agreed fundamentally, behind the scenes there are a lot of terms and conditions and legal teams and managers to work out the fine details but I believe it will happen," he told . "I think it might be early next year but the wheels are in the motion
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